Lessons for Social Change in the Global Economy

Voices from the Field
Herausgeber: Croeser, Sky; Yakinthou, Christalla; Garwood, Shae

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Produktbeschreibung

Lessons for Social Change in the Global Economy: Voices from the Field provides a global perspective on efforts to create social change. Contributors ground their case studies in strong relationships with activists and advocates, while introductory and concluding chapters aid the reader in understanding the common themes that tie these case studies together.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 442g
• ISBN-13: 9780739187753
• ISBN-10: 0739187759
• Artikelnr.: 39711987

Autorenporträt

Edited by Shae Garwood; Sky Croeser and Christalla Yakinthou - Contributions by Sarah Adler-Milstein; Caroline Baillie; Mark Barenberg; Kristina Areskog Bjurling; Jessica Champagne; Bharati Chaturvedi; Sky Croeser; Ralph Early; Eric Feinblatt; Shae Garwoo

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Mark Barenberg Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Agents and methods of
social change in the global economy Shae Garwood and Sky Croeser Chapter 2:
The Right to organize, living wage, and real change for garment workers
Sarah Adler-Milstein, Jessica Champagne and Theresa Haas Chapter 3: Waste
for Life: poverty-reducing technologies for repurposing waste at the
margins Baillie and Eric Feinblatt Chapter 4: From toxic to green: turning
mountains of e-waste into green jobs Bharati Chaturvedi Chapter 5: Social
justice and fairness in global food systems Michael Heasman and Ralph Early
Chapter 6: Challenging work: working conditions in the electronics industry
Marisol Sandoval and Kristina Areskog Bjurling Chapter 7: Global supply
chains - struggle within or against them? Sanjiv Pandita and Fahmi
Panimbang Chapter 8: Increased visibility for marginalized voices in the
production and consumption of First Nations media Claire Litton-Cohn and
Sky Croeser Chapter 9: Reflections on lessons for social change Sky Croeser
and Shae Garwood