Dirty Gold: How Activism Transformed the Jewelry Industry

by Michael John Bloomfield

Book Overview

The response from the jewelry industry to a campaign for ethically sourced gold as a case study in the power of business in global environmental politics.

Gold mining can be a dirty business. It creates immense amounts of toxic materials that are difficult to dispose of. Mines are often developed without community consent, and working conditions for miners can be poor. Income from gold has funded wars. And consumers buy wedding rings and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262536005
• ISBN13: 9780262536004
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher