Comments on: Responsible capitalism and advertising can make India clean & green http://www.internationalpoliticalwill.com/2009/12/responsible-capitalism-and-advertising-can-make-india-clean-green/ Advocating change in a globalized world Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:10:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: MarkSpizer http://www.internationalpoliticalwill.com/2009/12/responsible-capitalism-and-advertising-can-make-india-clean-green/#comment-38775 MarkSpizer Mon, 03 May 2010 13:58:16 +0000 http://www.internationalpoliticalwill.com/?p=1035#comment-38775 great post as usual! great post as usual!

]]> By: Wil Robinson http://www.internationalpoliticalwill.com/2009/12/responsible-capitalism-and-advertising-can-make-india-clean-green/#comment-36888 Wil Robinson Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:20:44 +0000 http://www.internationalpoliticalwill.com/?p=1035#comment-36888 Pejibaye-- I agree - the caste system and the denigration of people who "clean" - it's a valid and excellent point. Also, by fining the companies that make the products rather than the consumer, you would effectively create a manufacturer that wants to mold customers a certain way - i.e., to not litter. This avoids the whole "I can afford the fine so I don't care if I get caught littering..." thing. Pejibaye–

I agree - the caste system and the denigration of people who “clean” - it’s a valid and excellent point.

Also, by fining the companies that make the products rather than the consumer, you would effectively create a manufacturer that wants to mold customers a certain way - i.e., to not litter. This avoids the whole “I can afford the fine so I don’t care if I get caught littering…” thing.

]]> By: Pejibaye http://www.internationalpoliticalwill.com/2009/12/responsible-capitalism-and-advertising-can-make-india-clean-green/#comment-36781 Pejibaye Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:59:30 +0000 http://www.internationalpoliticalwill.com/?p=1035#comment-36781 I spent 9 weeks in India this year -- the size of the trash problem is amazing, and (to me) derives from a culture that denigrates those who "clean". The caste system may be illegal, but it's still strong, and no Indian I talked with really saw trash as the disaster I saw. I seriously doubt that even fining a middle class Indian will change his/her behavior. I spent 9 weeks in India this year — the size of the trash problem is amazing, and (to me) derives from a culture that denigrates those who “clean”. The caste system may be illegal, but it’s still strong, and no Indian I talked with really saw trash as the disaster I saw. I seriously doubt that even fining a middle class Indian will change his/her behavior.

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