000			02017nam a22002657a 4500
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008			111005s2012 miub b s001 0 eng
020			_a9781611860252 _q(hardback)
040			_aUniversiti Teknologi Brunei _beng _cUTB _dUTB
084			_aHD9940 LOR 2012
100	1		_aLorenz, Edward C. _eAuthor
245	1	0	_aCivic empowerment in an age of corporate greed / _cEdward C. Lorenz.
260			_aEast Lansing : _bMichigan State University Press, _c2012.
300			_ax, 332 pages : _bmap ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-326) and index.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
610	2	0	_aFruit of the Loom (Firm)
650		0	_aWealth _xMoral and ethical aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aHazardous waste sites _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSocial responsibility of business _zUnited States.
942			_2lc _cASC _n0
998			_eBook _s828141 : 0012447(H) c.1 UTB _xUS Embassy
999			_c18986 _d18986