At the point of production [[electronic resource] ] : the social analysis of occupational and environmental health / / edited by Charles Levenstein

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785908403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amityville, N.Y., : Baywood Pub., c2009
• ISBN: 1-315-22507-7; 0-89503-727-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Collana: Work, health, and environment series
• Altri autori (Persone): LevensteinCharles
• Disciplina: 363.11
• Soggetti: Work environment; Industrial hygiene; Industrial safety; Environmental health
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Follows earlier work: The point of production : work environment in advanced industrial societies / John Wooding, Charles Levenstein. 1999.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""AT THE POINT OF PRODUCTION: The Social Analysis of Occupational and Environmental Health""; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""SECTION 1. GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""Chapter 1. Work and Health in the Global Economy: Lessons from Developing and Industrialized Countries on the Impact of Work on Health ""; ""Chapter 2. New Points of Production: Homework and Shoemaking in Asia""; ""Chapter 3. Robbers Aboard: Workplace Violence and (In)Security in Public Transport in Salvador, Brazil""; ""SECTION 2. ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS""""Chapter 4. The Story of the Alar Ban: Politics and Unforeseen Consequences ""; ""Chapter 5. Health and Safety Organizing: OCAWâ€?S Worker-to-Worker Health and Safety Training Program""; ""Chapter 6. Low-Hanging Fruit: Social Values and Industry Discretion in Toxics Use Reduction Policy""; ""Chapter 7. Joint Occupational and Environmental Pollution Prevention Strategies: A Model for Primary Prevention""; ""SECTION 3. GENDER""; ""Chapter 8. Sexual Harassment: Labor Relations by Other Means Eve Spangler""; ""Chapter 9. Gender and Cleaner Production: Toward a Framework for Including Gender Analysis When Developing Strategies and Designing Solutions """"Chapter 10. The Boston-Area HASWIC Research Circle: An Innovative Participatory Method for Coloring in the Picture of a Special Work Environment ""; ""SECTION 4. ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS""; ""Chapter 11. Good Practice Guidelines for Occupational Health Research Funded by the Private Sector ""; ""Index""; ""A Selection of Titles From The: Work, Health and Environment Series""; ""Back Cover""