Evaluation:
Published: 21.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Environmental Racism?', 1.
Extract

There is a political theory of justice that was created by John Rawls that states, that all rational members of society in the original position should make decisions. Rawls called this method as a "veil of ignorance." This is used an instrument to make decisions in developing local projects. In the United States there is a spectacle called NIMBYism, which stands for Not-In-My-Backyard. This is when a group of a local community members protest about developments or a certain development in their community. …

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