| Killer Commodities: Public Health and the Corporate Production of Harm Contributor(s): Singer, Merrill (Editor), Baer, Hans a. (Editor), Abadie, Roberto (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0759109796 ISBN-13: 9780759109797 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $60.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Killer Commodities addresses the impact of harmful products on consumers throughout the world. These case studies highlight the processes of production and marketing of these products, as well as the nature of relevant public health policies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues |
| Dewey: 362.102 |
| LCCN: 2008009561 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 438 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Killer Commodities enters the increasingly heated debate regarding consumer culture with a critical examination of the relationship between corporate production of goods for profit and for public health. This collection analyzes the nature and public health impact of a wide range of dangerous commercial products from around the world, and it addresses the question of how policies should be changed to better protect the public, workers, and the environment. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singer, Merrill: - Merrill Singer is a professor of anthropology and senior research scientist at the Center for Health, Intervention and Prevention at the University of Connecticut. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 24 books, including Killer Commodities: Public Health and the Corporate Production of Harm and The War Machine and Global Health. |