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.)
2002015192
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.