Globalization, Environmental Health and Social Justice
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (887 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415633842 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Scott Frey is Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Social Justice at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA.. About the AuthorR
R. Scott Frey is Professor of Sociology and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Social Justice at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA.
Countries in the West regularly export their environmental harms – dumping heavy metals and greenhouse gases, for instance – to countries with (often fast) developing economies. Including examples from Mexico, China and Bangladesh, they present empirical research on hazardous products and processes from pesticides, cigarettes, and leaded gasoline, to ship-breaking, e-waste and specialist export processing zones. But, given the lack of infrastructure and regulation necessary to assess and manage these hazards, is it safe? Globalization, Health and Environmental Justice argues that the globalization of hazards puts the health of people in peripheral countries at risk in order to benefit those living in the core countries. This innovative volume is essential reading for researchers and students of public health, environmental health, social