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Political-Economic Integration, Industrial Pollution and Human Health

A Panel Study of Less-Developed Countries, 1980—2000

Andrew K. Jorgenson

North Carolina State University, akjorgen{at}sa.ncsu.edu

Bridging multiple areas of sociology, the author tests hypotheses derived from foreign investment dependence theory, ecologically unequal exchange theory and world society theory in analyses of industrial organic water pollution in less-developed countries, 1980—2000. Using panel data from a variety of sources, the author proposes three hypotheses: (1) industrial organic water pollution intensity is positively associated with foreign investment in manufacturing; (2) industrial organic water pollution intensity is positively associated with overall export intensity; and (3) industrial organic water pollution intensity is negatively associated with the presence of environmental international non-governmental organizations. Further analyses investigate the impact of organic water pollution on infant mortality rates in less-developed countries. In general, findings for Prais—Winsten regression analyses with panel-corrected standard errors and generalized least squares panel regression analyses of less-developed countries confirm the tested hypotheses, and indicate that industrial organic water pollution intensity does indeed contribute to infant mortality, net of the effects of economic development, fertility rates, health expenditures and other relevant factors.

Key Words: environmental sociology • globalization • infant mortality • political-economy • water pollution

International Sociology, Vol. 24, No. 1, 115-143 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0268580908099156
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