| Description |
1 online resource (x, 332 pages) : map |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-326) and index. |
| Summary |
"A thought-provoking investigation of an urgent issue facing American communities today, Edward C. Lorenz's book examines the intersection of corporate irresponsibility and civic engagement. At the heart of this case study is a group of firms responsible for seven of the most contaminated Superfund sites in the United States, the largest food contamination accident in U.S. history, stunning stock and financial manipulations, and a massive shift of jobs offshore. In the face of these egregious environmental, employee, and investor abuses, several communities impacted by these firms organized to confront and combat failures in corporate and bureaucratic leadership, winning notable victories over major financiers, lobbyists, and indifferent or ineffective government agencies. A critical analysis of public and private leadership, business and economic ethics, and civic life, this book concludes with a stirring blueprint for other communities facing similarly overwhelming opposition"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Corporate Leadership Problems; Chapter 2: New Corporations and New Regulations; Chapter 3: Disempowering Communities; Chapter 4: New Management; Chapter 5: Creating Junk; Chapter 6: Importing Fruit; Chapter 7: Experts and Local Knowledge; Chapter 8: Consequences and Controls; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Fruit of the Loom (Firm)
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Fruit of the Loom (Firm) |
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Hazardous waste sites -- United States.
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Hazardous waste sites. |
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United States. |
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Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Social responsibility of business -- United States.
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Social responsibility of business. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lorenz, Edward C. Civic empowerment in an age of corporate greed. East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2012 9781611860252 (DLC) 2011040291 (OCoLC)755698192 |
| ISBN |
1609173228 (electronic book) |
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9781609173227 (electronic book) |
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9781628960631 (electronic book) |
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1628960639 (electronic book) |
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9781611860252 (hardback) |
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1611860253 (hardback) |
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9781628950632 |
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1628950633 |
| Music No. |
MWT11404826 |
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