Reading the article, “Environmental Problems and Poverty”, there’s a statement that draws my attention. “Developed nations have a responsibility to help them break this cycle and replace it with an agenda that ensures sustainable population patterns, improved education levels, and increased production and employment rates”. Now, us developed countries aren’t nearly as bad off as undeveloped countries are in those categories, but I don’t believe the U.S. knows how to imply these rules if our nation can’t improve its education levels or increase employment rates. So, how can we teach a country how to do these things when we ourselves still haven’t mastered the technique? How would these undeveloped countries be able to trust us when we still have deforestation and one of the highest pollution rates in the world? I say these things, but I also cannot come up with any other way to help these undeveloped nations. Is there a better alternative?
11/8/09
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