Exporting Environmentalism: U.S. Multinational Chemical Corporations in Brazil and Mexico

by Ronie Garcia-Johnson

Book Overview

A great deal of research has focused on the role of governments, nongovernmental organizations, and advocacy groups in promoting environmental ideologies. Researchers and activists have generally assumed antienvironmental and antiregulatory stances on the part of corporations. Exporting Environmentalism is the first book to examine industry's transnational promotion of environmental ideas and practices. The book also challenges and complements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262571366
• ISBN13: 9780262571364
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Ronie Garcia-Johnson really tackles the tough issues

It's rare enough simply to hear the story of the chemical industry, but even more compelling is the conclusion. Garcia-Johnson's argument that the environmentalism in industrialized nations stands a chance of being exported to other countries in which those chemical industries operate is both compellingly argued and refreshingly optimistic.