EPISODE · Mar 22, 2022 · 1 MIN
Pollution is an externality
from Die ekonomie minuut · host Waldo Krugell
Last week, the High Court ruled that the quality of the air in South Africa's coal belt on the eastern highveld is a violation of people's constitutional rights and gave the Minister of the Environment a year to implement a clean air plan. Economists call the pollution associated with the production of goods and services a negative externality. * The Economics Minute is supported by the NWU Business School.
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Last week, the High Court ruled that the quality of the air in South Africa's coal belt on the eastern highveld is a violation of people's constitutional rights and gave the Minister of the Environment a year to implement a clean air plan. Economists call the pollution associated with the production of goods and services a negative externality. * The Economics Minute is supported by the NWU Business School.
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