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Titolo: |
At the point of production : the social analysis of occupational and environmental health / / edited by Charles Levenstein
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Pubblicazione: | Amityville, N.Y., : Baywood Pub., c2009 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina: | 363.11 |
Soggetto topico: | Work environment |
Industrial hygiene | |
Industrial safety | |
Environmental health | |
Altri autori: |
LevensteinCharles
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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: OCAW�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"" | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Locates workers' health and safety problems in the broad political economy. This title argues that without a deep understanding of the social/political/economic context of particular industries or workplaces, we cannot fully grasp the process of recognition and control of industrial hazards. |
Titolo autorizzato: | At the point of production ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-315-22507-7 |
0-89503-727-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910824282803321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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