Ch. 9.

It seems to me like there's not much emphasis on positive activity. The dirtiest cities are among those with a higher GDP. (I almost wrote GPA ;) ). The thought he gives around pages 197-8 is kind of disappointing. The fact that sixteen out of twenty-five of the filthiest cities are in China, and the statistic that China has quite the GDP, means it's economically acceptable to create waste in order for it to be cleaned up and that cost counted in the GDP. That has the appearance of an incentive...and I don't like it. I'm not sure if this is how it's viewed in economists' eyes but it's somewhat disheartening. I understand the logic and reasoning that a day in the park with a picnic in the shade on a blanket wouldn't benefit the economy and 'make the pie bigger,' but it suggests that it could be the cause of or some of the reason our country is so work-a-holic, so focused on money and profit. ---I could be totally wrong here but it is something to chew on.