ABSTRACT

The bourgeoisie IHzs only 0114 solution to its pollulitm problems: it moves them IlT'OU1IIl. Saying adapted from Frederick Engds

Just between you and me, shouldn't the World Bank be encouraging more migration of the dirty industries to the LOC's [lc:ss-dcvdoped countries?] I can think of three reasons: 1. The measurement of the costs of health-impairing pollution depends on

the foregone earnings from increased morbidity and mortality. From this point of view a given amount of health-impairing pollution should be done in the country with the lowest cost, which will be the country with the lowest wages. I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest-wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that.