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02640aam a2200397 a 4500 001 EB3E8FC0B3B611E2BB8BFCD2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130503010051 008 111005s2012 miub b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2011040291 020 $a 1611860253 (hardback) 020 $a 9781611860252 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)755698192 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BDX $d YDXCP $d CDX $d OCLCO $d EEK $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HD9940.U6 $b F785 2012 050 00 $a HD9940.U6 $b F785 2012 084 $a SCI026000 $a SCI026000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Lorenz, Edward C. 245 10 $a Civic empowerment in an age of corporate greed / $c Edward C. Lorenz. 260 $a East Lansing : $b Michigan State University Press, $c c2012. 300 $a x, 332 p. : $b map ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-326) and index. 505 0 $a Corporate leadership problems -- New corporations and new regulations -- Disempowering communities -- New management -- Creating junk -- Importing fruit -- Experts and local knowledge -- Consequences and controls. 520 $a "A thought-provoking investigation of an urgent issue facing American communities today, Edward C. Lorenz's book examines the intersection of corporate irresponsibility and civic engagement. At the heart of this case study is a group of firms responsible for seven of the most contaminated Superfund sites in the United States, the largest food contamination accident in U.S. history, stunning stock and financial manipulations, and a massive shift of jobs offshore. In the face of these egregious environmental, employee, and investor abuses, several communities impacted by these firms organized to confront and combat failures in corporate and bureaucratic leadership, winning notable victories over major financiers, lobbyists, and indifferent or ineffective government agencies. A critical analysis of public and private leadership, business and economic ethics, and civic life, this book concludes with a stirring blueprint for other communities facing similarly overwhelming opposition"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 20 $a Fruit of the Loom (Firm) 650 0 $a Hazardous waste sites $z United States. 650 0 $a Wealth $x Moral and ethical aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Social responsibility of business $z United States. 941 $a 4 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724070900.0 952 $l UXAX826 $d 20150508031942.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20130528010709.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20130503011825.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EB3E8FC0B3B611E2BB8BFCD2DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search