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Text Reading | Topics | Text Discussion Questions | Case Study

At the conclusion of this session please post your discussion questions for the text and  for the case study as a single set of responses under the heading DQ3.

 

Session 3: Ethics & Economics. 
 
Reading Assignments: 

Joseph R. Des Jardins Environmental Ethics (Fourth Edition), Chapter 3

 

  Session Three Topics:

Development Versus Preservation. Forests: Conservation or Preservation? Managing the National Forests. Pollution and Economics. Ethical Issues in Economic Analysis. Cost-Benefit Analysis. Ethical Analysis and Environmental Economics. Sustainable Economics.

  Text Discussion Questions

Please complete discussion questions 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 from Chapter 3 and post your answers on the lesson board.

  Case Study Selection for Class Discussion:

Teak Trade

(An ICE Case Study, No. 12)

To provide a broader perspective on the issues surrounding this case study you may want to visit the following web sites and read the following two articles which are provided for you to read as Acrobat files.

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003

Burma Project

Burma: Forced Labor in the World's Last Teak Forest

Entrenched: Systematic Use of Forced Labor in Rural Burma

Students will be expected to discuss the discussion questions associated with this case in class.

1. What is the political situation relating to this case study?

2. What is the principal environmental impact eluded to in this case study?

3. Who "wins" in the teak trade?

4. Who "loses" in the teak trade?

5. What ethical issues do exporters of teak from this region face?

6. What ethical issues do importers of teak from this region face?

7. Do you see a solution to this problem?

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