Chapter 17 (E-Waste)

Question 1

Theory that holds that some countries might voluntarily reduce environmental regulations in order to attract foreign direct investment

Answer 1

Pollution Haven Hypothesis

Question 2

Formally known as the ________ of Transboundary Movements of hazardous wastes & their disposal, an international treaty that entered into force in 1992, & is designed to prevent wealthier countries from dumping hazardous waste on less developed countries

Answer 2

Basel Convention

Question 3

Spillover of a cost or benefit, as where industrial activity at a plant leads to pollution off-site that must be paid for by someone else

Answer 3

Externality

Question 4

Geographic tendency within capitalism to produce highly disparate economic conditions (wealth/poverty) & economic activity (production/consumption) in different places.

Answer 4

Uneven development

Question 5

Tendency in capitalism for profits, capital goods, savings, & value to flow toward, pool in, &/or accrue in specific places, leading to the centralization & concentration of both money & power

Answer 5

(Capital) Accumulation

Question 6

Tendency of capitalism to temporarily solve its inevitable periodic crisis by establishing new markets, new resources, & new sites of production in other places

Answer 6

Spatial Fix

Question 7

Object of economic value that is valued generically, rather than as a specific object (ex: pork commodity rather than pig). In political economy (& Marxist) thought, an object made for exchange

Answer 7

Commodity

Question 8

Principle as well as body of thought & research, stressing the need for equitable distribution of environmental goods (parks, clean air, healthful working conditions) & environmental bads (pollution, hazards, waste) between people, no matter their race, ethnicity, income, or gender. Conversely, environmental injustice describes a condition where unhealthful or dangerous conditions are disproportionately proximate to minority communities.

Answer 8

Environmental Justice