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Spheres of Influence
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Global Business: Operating in the Green Richard Dahl Abstract Ever since the 3 December 1984 accident in Bhopal, India, in which a Union Carbide tank burst open and sent a cloud of poisonous methyl isocyanate gas out into the community with deadly results, world attention has become more focused on the sometimes unfair environmental dangers of the increasingly globalized industrial economy. Over the intervening years, several conventions, treaties, and protocols have addressed the environmental costs that developing countries are bearing in the new world economy, with mixed results. Some toxic and ozone-damaging substances have been banned internationally, but rules of operation remain primarily local matters. Many argue that the best method to achieve long-term environmental health in developing countries is economic development, rather than regulation, and increasing numbers of multinational corporations are examining the environmental bottom line. The full version of this article is available for free in HTML or PDF formats. |
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