Killing me softly : toxic waste, corporate profit, and the struggle for environmental justice /

Girdner, Eddie J.

Killing me softly : toxic waste, corporate profit, and the struggle for environmental justice / Eddie J. Girdner, Jack Smith. - New York : Monthly Review Press, c2002. - ix, 165 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-158) and index.

The toxic political economy -- Wasting America : capitalism, waste, and the market in the United States -- Environmental justice, democracy, and grassroots political struggle -- The people's struggle against Amoco Waste-Tech in Mercer County, Missouri -- Lessons from Mercer County -- Wasting the world : enclosure, accumulation and local environmental struggles on a global scale.

1583670831 (pbk.) 9781583670835 (pbk.)

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Environmental justice.
Hazardous waste management industry--United States.
Globalization--Social aspects.
Corporate power.
Hazardous waste sites--Political aspects--Missouri--Mercer County.
Justicia ambiental.
Residuos peligrosos--Administración--Estados Unidos.
Disposición de desechos peligrosos--Aspectos económicos--Estados Unidos.

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