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Summary Of The Centralization Of Economy By Wendell Berry
“The mess that surrounds us, then, must be understood not just as a problem in itself but as a symptom of a greater and graver problem: the centralization of our economy, the gathering of the productive property and power into fewer and fewer hands, and the consequent destruction, everywhere, of the local economies of household, neighborhood, and community" Wendell Berry believe that’s the economy is to blame for our waste and pollution.

Berry talks about a man living in the country side of Kentucky. He goes to talk on to say how the Kentucky River gets polluted by factories, and how other things such as cars littering also increases pollution. Berry reflects on how harmful the society can be and the effects it has. I agree with him

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