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Record Nr.

UNINA9910526888903321

Autore

Flynn Robert <1932->

Titolo

Lawful abuse [[electronic resource] ] : how the century of the child became the century of the corporation / / Robert Flynn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Antonio, Tex., : Wings Press, 2012

ISBN

1-60940-278-2

1-60940-280-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

305.23097309

361.610973

Soggetti

Children - Government policy - United States - 20th century

Children - United States - Social conditions - 20th century

Corporations - Government policy - United States - 21st century

Corporations - United States - History - 21st century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; The Battle for the Family; The Battle for Representation; The Reagan Regression; The Battle for Workers' Rights; The Battle for Education; The Battle for Health; The Federal Government and Public Health; Hunger and Health; Epidemic: Yellow Fever; Health Care: Prevention; Epidemic: Smallpox; Mental Health; Epidemic: Influenza; Environment: Clean Air; Epidemic: Diphtheria; Prevention: Clean Water; Epidemic: Poliomyelitis; Why Profiteering by the Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry is Wrong; Prevention: Tobacco; Hospital Dumping; Prevention: Chemical

Epidemic: HIV/AIDS Prevention: Radioactive Uranium; Depleted Uranium targets DNA; Climate Change; Prevention: Incidental Death; Prevention: Reproductive Health; The Great Leap Backward; About the Author; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

A powerful indictment of America's abandonment of human beings, and children in particular, in favor of corporations, this account exposes the child labor, indentured servitude, and child slavery that are undeniable parts of American history. Arguing that following the



election of Ronald Reagan legislations began support corporations at the expense of the American people, this book demonstrates how this nation's intellectual capital was squandered. Deregulation and lax enforcement caused unnecessary deaths to workers in many fields, but far great