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Paul Phillips got this right. As if growth has done anything about
poverty. Here's something pertinent forwarded from a friend. The web site is fun. Gene Coyle "Eat the Whales" from a website, http://frazierinstitute.tripod.com/ parodying Canada's pro-free market Fraser Institute" These eco-freaks fail to realize that biological bankruptcy (which they refer to by the emotionally loaded term "extinction") is a necessary by-product of the forces of globalization which are transforming world society. The species which are failing are those which became bloated and inefficient (whales, elephants, rhinoceroses), or else those which exploited a market niche which is no longer viable (the spotted owl, the panda bear).If these species cannot downsize or evolve to meet the new global environment, it is inevitable that they will fail. Meanwhile, more efficient and adaptable species (pigeons, sparrows, squirrels, rats) are re-evaluating their roles and finding new markets, with the result that they are thriving in the new global economy...... Despite this example, most species on the verge of extinction continue to resist domestication. Given their refusal to accept the dictates of the market, the only option for these species is a hostile takeover, in which their remaining assets are broken up and sold. For instance, whale meat is highly valued in Japan and some other nations, and liquidating the remaining whale assets could net a decent return on investment "
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