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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807963903321

Titolo

Lessons for social change in the global economy : voices from the field / / edited by Shae Garwood, Sky Croeser, and Christalla Yakinthou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-2563-6

0-7391-8776-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GarwoodShae

CroeserSky

YakinthouChristalla

Disciplina

303.4

Soggetti

Social change - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Agents and Methods of Social Change in the Global Economy / Sky Croeser -- 2. The Right to Organize, Living Wage, and Real Change for Garment Workers / Theresa Haas -- 3. Waste for Life: Poverty-Reducing Technologies for Repurposing Waste at the Margins / Eric Feinblatt -- 4. From Toxic to Green: Turning Mountains of E-Waste into Green Jobs / Bharati Chaturvedi -- 5. Social Justice as Fairness in the Global Food System / Ralph Early -- 6. Challenging Labor: Working Conditions in the Electronics Industry / Kristina Areskog Bjurling -- 7. Global Supply Chains: Struggle Within or Against Them? / Fahmi Panimbang -- 8. Increased Visibility for Marginalized Voices in the Production and Consumption of First Nations Media / Sky Croeser -- 9. Reflections on Lessons for Social Change / Shae Garwood.