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Civic empowerment in an age of corporate greed[electronic resource] /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
杜威分類號:	338.7/68720973
書名/作者:	Civic empowerment in an age of corporate greed/ Edward C. Lorenz.
作者:	Lorenz, Edward C.
出版者:	East Lansing : : Michigan State University Press,, 2012.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (340 p.).
標題:	SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
標題:	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.
標題:	Social responsibility of business - United States.
標題:	Wealth - Moral and ethical aspects - United States.
標題:	Hazardous waste sites - United States.
ISBN:	9781609173227 (electronic bk.)
ISBN:	1609173228 (electronic bk.)
ISBN:	9781611860252 (hbk.)
ISBN:	1611860253 (hbk.)
書目註:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
摘要、提要註:	"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. Atthe 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, stunningstock 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 bookconcludes with a stirring blueprint for other communities facing similarly overwhelming opposition"--
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Civic empowerment in an age of corporate greed[electronic resource] /
Lorenz, Edward C.

Civic empowerment in an age of corporate greed[electronic resource] /Edward C. Lorenz. - East Lansing :Michigan State University Press,2012. - 1 online resource (340 p.).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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. Atthe 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, stunningstock 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 bookconcludes with a stirring blueprint for other communities facing similarly overwhelming opposition"--

ISBN: 9781609173227 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Corporate Names:

543621
Fruit of the Loom (Firm)
Subjects--Topical Terms:

527634
SCIENCE / Environmental Science.

LC Class. No.: HD9940.U6 / F785 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 338.7/68720973

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