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A 4 page discussion of the manner greed has influenced U.S. international policy in terms of the environment. Our failure to ratify the 1992 Earth Summit treaty is emphasized. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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growing awareness of the importance of an international approach to environmental management. These decades can be characterized by the consistent element of greed as well, however. While our
awareness of the importance of an international approach to environmental management was on the upswing, our willingness to take measures that might hurt somewhat from an economic sense overrode our
tendency to enact appropriate provisions that would best protect world ecology. This period can be distinguished from our earlier history (not necessarily in action but in the impetus for
action) but, unfortunately, it is not that distinct from the present day. In the 1970s the phrase "tragedy of commons" first came into
widespread usage. This phrase is attributed to Garrett Hardin who first used it in 1968 (The Economist, 1998). Through Hardin we become acquainted with the inevitable tragedy
which happens when responsible individuals attempt to exploit resources which belong to the people as a whole (The Economist, 1998). This exploitation leaves us not only with less habitat
for man, animal, and plant alike, but also with a pollution of the habitat which does remain. In the concept of the tragedy of the commons, a conflict arises
between the interests of the individual and the good of the resource or the people (Holm, 1995). Although our familiarity with
the factors that entered into global environmental impact was beginning a rapid ascent during this time period, our willingness to enter into international agreements designed to protect the world environment
was soon to be proven insufficient to result in the formation of effective treaties. The June 1992 Earth Summit (more formally referred to as the UN conference on Environment
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