Balancing development and environment: The third world in global environmental politics

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Developing countries’ resource choices are constrained by their role in the international economy. Growing awareness of the environment as a global commons is likely to farther constrain their development options. The impact of the internationalization of the economy on their resource choices is demonstrated by examining three uses of near‐shore marine resources: dumping, fishing, and tourism and recreation. In each case, resource choices are driven by the developing countries’ place in the international economy. As the international community attempts to steer development along an environmentally responsible path, developing countries need to present their own vision of an acceptable future.

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