No room for 'green imperialism'

SECOND Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop was quoted (by Time, July 9) using the words "green imperialism" in reference to countries, which despite taking advantage of China's cheap labour, complained about her greenhouse gas emissions. The choice of words is indicative of...

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Main Author: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
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Language:English
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/33222/
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description SECOND Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop was quoted (by Time, July 9) using the words "green imperialism" in reference to countries, which despite taking advantage of China's cheap labour, complained about her greenhouse gas emissions. The choice of words is indicative of the hypocrisy practised by some countries. It reminded us of similar terms such as "ecological imperialism" used to describe the state of the environment as a result of development. It is appropriate to understand why things are the way they are.
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spelling usm-332222017-04-17T06:13:16Z http://eprints.usm.my/33222/ No room for 'green imperialism' Abd Razak, Dzulkifli HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc. SECOND Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop was quoted (by Time, July 9) using the words "green imperialism" in reference to countries, which despite taking advantage of China's cheap labour, complained about her greenhouse gas emissions. The choice of words is indicative of the hypocrisy practised by some countries. It reminded us of similar terms such as "ecological imperialism" used to describe the state of the environment as a result of development. It is appropriate to understand why things are the way they are. 2007-07-22 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33222/1/DZUL270.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2007) No room for 'green imperialism'. The New Sunday Times.
spellingShingle HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc.
Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
No room for 'green imperialism'
title No room for 'green imperialism'
title_full No room for 'green imperialism'
title_fullStr No room for 'green imperialism'
title_full_unstemmed No room for 'green imperialism'
title_short No room for 'green imperialism'
title_sort no room for 'green imperialism'
topic HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc.
url http://eprints.usm.my/33222/
http://eprints.usm.my/33222/1/DZUL270.pdf