Title: destructive creation
after a slow start, the following article is pretty good, except for its constant mis-use of the word "efficiency" to mean "lowest private costs of business" (short-term profit maximization).
June 8, 2003/New York TIMES Magazine
The Sink-or-Sw
U.N. Study: Pollution Killing Kids
Thu May 9,10:05 PM ET
By GERALD NADLER, Associated Press Writer
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Every day 5,500 children die as a result of
consuming polluted water and food, with those under 5 years old
the most vulnerable, according to a U.N. study released Thursday.
