ere must be addressed. This is one of the reasons why Maxamalists and neo Malthusians do not support technology as the sole answer to environmental degradation, they claim that technology might provide a short term solution but limits have to be addressed sooner or later. Because of the above points Maxamalists such as Kropotkin challenge nearly all ideologies in the rejection of modern Industrialisation claiming that in order for it to serve a countries population, it needs to exploit ever more resources e.g. human resources/ environmental resources etc. A good example on an international level that illustrates such a point, could include the industrially developed countries needing to exploit the 3rd world so as to maintain their level of growth. The consequences of such expolotation have included mass starvation, because 3rd world countries are forced to grow cash crops instead of using the land to feed their own people. Further consequences have included political unease, where western oil companies have exploited Nigeria. A final consequence could include a big reduction in biodiversity and native tribes eg. Brazil due to commercial logging. Ecologism genuraly argues that it is favourable for people to take control of Resources at a local level. This is why ecologism often proposes decentralisation because it allows local communities to utilise their local Resources. It argues that utalization of resources at a local level is helpful because people are naturally going to have more respect for their local community and therefore will act in a more sustainable way. Even though Maxamists and most Minimists agree that decentralisation is desirable there is widespread disagreement as to the goals of decentralisation and the extent that decentralisation takes place. Many argue that decentralisation is crucial for eliminating the need for mass transport networks thus reducing environmental impact. Others argue that Desentraliz...
