Social and Environmental Justice

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This paper reviews two books, "Democracy's Dilemma" by Robert C. Paehlke and "One World" by Peter Singer. Through the discussion of these books the paper examines the effect of globalization on social and environmental issues. The paper presents Paehlke's political and economic view of globalization and compares it to Singer's opinion that the basis of effective globalization lies in protecting nature.

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"A further problem addressed by Paehlke is that economic integration necessitates political integration, which entails that widely different nations with differing viewpoints and beliefs are suddenly forced to work towards a common goal. The dilemma stems from not only this fact, but also from the fact that political integration seems nearly impossible. In the absence of this then, governments need to compete at the cost of environmental and social programs that would have helped the holistic integration of nations and with it the necessary protection of the environment. Furthermore these governments make no attempt to be accessible to their citizens, and thus the dilemma appears to perpetuate itself."

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