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In some technologically advanced nations, a number of industries that have found themselves restricted by safety regulations have resorted to dumping their products on—or moving their production processes to—less-developed countries where higher risks are tolerated. Examples are the dumping of unsafe or ineffective drugs on to the Third World countries by pharmaceutical companies from highly industrialized countries. To what extent do differences in perception of risk justify the transfer of such merchandise and production processes to other countries? Is this an activity that can or should be regulated?