History is a study of cause and effect. The French monarchy’s mismanagement of money caused famine that led to the French Revolution, China’s objection to British’s sales of opium caused the Opium War, and the superior technology of the Europeans caused imperialism of less advanced nations. Similarly, it can be seen throughout history that the development of industry in societies is the effect of a recurring set of causes. The 19th century Industrial Revolution initiated this movement in Europe and America, but some third world countries are only now undergoing this process. The Payatas, a Philippine dumpsite, clearly showcases the attributes of industrial development in the impacts it has both on the local citizens and on their society as a whole.
The Payatas is a Philippine super-dump on the north side of Quezon City, a part of the megalopolis Manila (Power 1). It begins as a ravine in the 1970s but as people dump more and more trash in it, it is filled in and begins growing into a mountain of trash (Power 1). Almost thirty years later in 2000, the trash “[is] piled up to a 70-degree-angle” (Power 1). After a series of rainstorms in the summer of 2000, the mountain collapses on July 1st, killing 300 people or more (Merry, “The Payatas Dumpsite”). In addition, the dump produces toxic leachate that leaks out and contaminates water supplies (Power 4). Despite these dangers, many Filipinos live and work in the dump as scavengers, locally called “mangangalahigs” (Power 2). With the tragedy of the trash collapse, the government is forced to take action. The mayor of Quezon City Feliciano Belmonte announces that the local government plans to “take care of the people” and “keep the city clean” (“The Payatas Dumpsite”). In the years s...
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...t from living conditions in first world countries. I can use this to give examples of bad working and living conditions.
"The Payatas Dumpsite: From Tragedy to Triumph." Quezon City. Local Government of Quezon City,
n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013. This article is government written and serves to document the changes made to the Payatas dumpsite after the landslides in 2000. It talks about the changes in the lives of the people for the better as well, such as development of programs like a power plant that uses gases from the Payatas to provide cheap power. The source is useful and reliable as it is written by the Quezon City government. It is the official source of information regarding the Payatas landfill. I will use the statistics that it provides to explain how the situation changes over time. I can also use it to refer to the views of the government about the dump.
This book is complete with some facts, unfounded assumptions, explores Native American gifts to the World and gives that information credence that really happened yet was covered up and even lied about by Euro-centric historians who have never given the Indians credit for any great cultural achievement. From silver and money capitalism to piracy, slavery and the birth of corporations, the food revolution, agricultural technology, the culinary revolution, drugs, architecture and urban planning, our debt to the indigenous peoples of America is tremendous. With indigenous populations, mining the gold and silver made capitalism possible. Working in the mines and mints and in the plantations with the African slaves, they started the industrial revolution that then spread to Europe and around the world. They supplied the cotton, rubber, dyes, and related chemicals that fed this new system of production.
In the novel ‘Trash’, written by Andy Mulligan is about three young boys called Raphael, Gardo and Rat (Jun-Jun) who live in a city called behala, they live in poverty, child labour and a corrupt city.An important setting in the story is Behala.This setting is important because it shows us about poverty,child labour and what its like to live in a corrupt world.
Industrialization and imperialism, independent yet interconnected, are often described as the yin and yang of capitalism Indeed, industrialization gave rise to imperialism with its advance technologies in the motherlands and imperialism further fueled industrialization with raw materials and markets acquired from the colonies. Numerous countries experimented with industrialization and imperialism for different reasons and by different means, some dreamed of becoming a world power while others tried to escape being colonized, some naturally began the process without outside pressures while others had been issued an open door policy by established powers. From West to the far East, from market forces to governmental interventions, from Britain
One person's rubbish really is another person's livelihood at the 30 acre landfill to the east of the city, which is one of the largest dumpsites in the world.
In the aftermath of the wars, mining and agriculture continued to dominate most of the region’s economies (Skidmore and Smith, 2010). These same industries had previously linked Latin American and European trade interests; thus, when Latin American countries began to become autonomous, the relationship resumed. Latin America exported raw materials, such as wheat, tobacco, and coffee, and imported consumer goods (Skidmore and Smith, 2010). Such a free trade ideology meant that European produced goods—superior in quality and prices—quickly replaced those produced domestically. As a result, domestic industry in many Latin American countries was weak, stunting future economic growth and putting the health of their economies at the mercy of the international markets, a problem several Latin American countries continue to have following the Debt Crisis of
‘Waste Land’ uses art to help people see reality and be empowered to make a change. Artist Vik Muniz uses recycled materials to create striking portraits of the workers who sort trash by hand at the Rio Grande Jenerio’s Jardim Gramacho. The landfill was the largest in the world, it closed after the documentary was filmed. From the sprawling hills and mountains of garbage, the workers collect plastics and other materials to sell to recyclers. It’s a stinky, fifthly and dangerous job. However, many of the pickers say that they are proud of their work. They keep recyclable material out of the waterways. Many of the laborers are Brazilians who have fallen on hard times, being a picker is often their only alternative to prostitution or trafficking
Throughout the 20th century Latin America has been a virtual laboratory of development strategies. The principal objective was to discover the solution for the economic puzzle of the region. When attempting to explain underdevelopment, the interaction between the state and the market has been at the core of several theorists. There have been different economic approaches implemented to tackle this issue. Each of them would differ in the degree of importance of external economic relations in their national economies, as well as, the degree of intervention of the government. In the 1950s, responding to Prebisch’s Dependency Theory Latin American governments implemented Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI). Which was a strategy focused
Within a decade from 1942 and 1952 over 21,000 tons of toxic chemical waste was disposed. All this chemical waste created a direct threat to human lives within the neighborhood. Horrendous odors were the least of it, spontaneous fires ignited and air pollution killed vegetation, but Hooker disregarded the burden they were imposing on both the environment and human health since the Love Canal was such an acceptable place for a chemical dumpsite. It had a vigorous infrastructure and was ideally positioned next to a low dense population, what more could the private industry ask for? Plus, it is important to note that neither the local or federal government was keeping a close eye on Hooker’s chemical wasteland. As a result from the lenient environmental policies at the time, the corporation would recklessly disposed waste directly into pits by covering up the chemicals with a small amount of topsoil with no penalty or fines to worry
In the background of globalized world, countries of neoliberalism or capitalism as the domination role controls the whole society. During the background, people live in the fast-paced society and hardly considers the slow violence. The prohibitive cost of education and house, low social security, high unemployment rate, and some other problems make people hard to focus on others. There is the problem in the field. As the environmental aspect, globalization makes the inequality among countries. When company starts to enhance themselves, employers will find lots of cheap labors and resources from the developing countries. Some international company puts their industrial factories and product line to China, India these developing countries. During the process, the developing countries solve the problem of employment and companies save the cost of labor and natural sources. However, for the environment of developing countries, there is a disaster. When developing countries continue to receive the factories of international companies, the slow violence corrodes the environment of developing countries (28). Even though the employment will increase at this period, the environment would receive the irreversible terrible change. Nixon thinks this influence is from structural slow violence
Brown water filled with trash surrounded people's houses. It was quite odd to see people washing themselves and their clothes in their own drinking water. Not only was there trash everywhere, but there was stray dogs and cats with diseases wandering the city. I have always loved animals and to see this made me heart broken. This one dog had his ribs poking out of his skin and black spots covered his body which looked like it was flees. I fed the dog a part of a chicken and he ate the whole thing and even swallowed the bone. Usually dogs in America would not eat a whole bone but these dogs were starving and dying. Further, the houses were like little wooden shacks. They looked like they were about ready to fall over and the wood looked like it was rotting. The roof of the house was a flimsy piece of metal that wouldn’t keep rain out very well. The people still had smiles on their faces while they wash their clothes in the murky water. These people are happy and they don’t have anything. One day in the Philippines I was sitting in a taxi and I hear this tapping noise on the window. I kind of freaked out because it was creepy to just turn around and see someone knocking on your window while you're sitting in
Some of the resources that were gained during the imperialism of the Philippines were in the
Imperialism forces a society to change whether they desire a change or not. Most imperialists would argue that the nations or peoples that they conquer need their enlightened concepts and technological support in order to grow. In “Things Fall Apart,” Chinua Achebe discusses not only the impact of imperialism but also the peoples’ reactions towards it. Achebe highlights both the positive and negative characteristics that imperialism brings to a society. Achebe conveys an overall negative attitude regarding imperialism.
As we can observe what thing around us, many Barangay Hall were built “only” to give barangay officials office due to the government budget is less for this type of project. In the worst way, it sometimes
Nonetheless, waste can provide a source of income for citizens in the country if the current formal arrangement recognizes the informal sector and integrate them into the chain. Sachet water bags, empty bottles and other forms of plastics could easily be returned for cash and this could be a source of employment for people. Though this is being done in some parts of the country, it needs to be given a big boost. Citizens must be made to regard solid waste as a source of income not something destined for the landfill and they must be educated on the creation of wealth out of waste (Monney, I.
Waste management is the process of minimizing, handling, collecting, storage, recycling and final disposal of waste. All these efforts are geared towards conservation of environment. According to Arias, (1998) accumulation of solid waste is a key element that can worsen environmental crisis. Solid waste is one of the greatest challenges of urbanization and without proper management can be catastrophic (Baula, 2010). A clean and healthy environment prevent harmful diseases thereby improving people’s living standards. Indiscriminate dumping of solid waste leads to streets lined with waste, clogging of drainage systems which acts as breeding sites for insects that bring about diseases such as cholera and Malaria. Dumping sites are also a source