TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lorenz,Edward C.
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Civic empowerment in an age of corporate greed
AV  - HD9940.U6 F785 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - East Lansing
PB  - Michigan State University Press
KW  - Fruit of the Loom (Firm)
KW  - Hazardous waste sites
KW  - United States
KW  - Wealth
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Social responsibility of business
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
N2  - "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"--
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ER  -