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

• 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
• 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""
• 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
• Serie: Work, Health and Environment Series