Civic empowerment in an age of corporate greed
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.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
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. 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"--
9781609173227 1609173228
Fruit of the Loom (Firm)
SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.
Social responsibility of business--United States.
Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Hazardous waste sites--United States.
Electronic books.
HD9940.U6 / F785 2012
338.7/68720973
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.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
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. 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"--
9781609173227 1609173228
Fruit of the Loom (Firm)
SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General.
Social responsibility of business--United States.
Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Hazardous waste sites--United States.
Electronic books.
HD9940.U6 / F785 2012
338.7/68720973