04578nam a2200589Ia 4500 330627 20160527193032.0 130319s2013 nyua frb s001 0 eng 2012050536 016284397 Uk 101625612 DNLM 819717753 9780814724996 (hardback) 081472499X (hardback) 9780814724736 (pb) 0814724736 (pb) ocn819717751 (OCoLC)819717751 (OCoLC)819717753 DLC eng rda DLC YDX YDXCP BTCTA BDX UKMGB COO STF PUL OCLCO QGK OCLCO NSB NLM PBR PBRJ TD428.P54 D54 2013 2014 C-760 QV 736 DP8 363.73/1 23 SOC002000 SOC020000 bisacsh PR 363.731 D566d 2013 CPR 363.73 D566d Dietrich, Alexa S. 217426 Local The drug company next door pollution, jobs, and community health in Puerto Rico Alexa S. Dietrich. Pollution, jobs, and community health in Puerto Rico New York New York University Press [2013] xx, 231 pages illustrations 23 cm rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-223) and index. Key events timeline for Nocora's environmental health -- Understanding political ecologies of risk in Puerto Rico -- Little by Little. The dose makes the poison: how making drugs harms environments and people. -- Progress. In the beginning was the corporation: progress, pollution, and the public trust. -- Playing Politics. The rituals and consequences of community politics and dissent. -- "Fresh minds" on Parade. Environmental justice is not always just. -- Good Neighbors (a Conversation). The pharmaceutical industry and the problem of "stakeholders". -- "Salud te Recomienda". Radical redistributions of knowledge: a holistic view of environmental health. The production of pharmaceuticals is among the most profitable industries on the planet. Drug companies produce chemical substances that can save, extend, or substantially improve the quality of human life. However, even as the companies present themselves publicly as health and environmental stewards, their factories are a significant source of air and water pollution, toxic to people and the environment. In Puerto Rico, the pharmaceutical industry is the backbone of the island's economy: in one small town alone, there are over a dozen drug factories representing five multinationals, the highest concentration per capita of such factories in the world. It is a place where the enforcement of environmental regulations and the public trust they ensure are often violated in the name of economic development. This book unites the concerns of critical medical anthropology with those of political ecology, investigating the multi-faceted role of pharmaceutical corporations as polluters, economic providers, and social actors. Rather than simply demonizing the drug companies, the volume explores the dynamics involved in their interactions with the local community and discusses the strategies used by both individuals and community groups to deal with the consequences of pollution. It puts a human face on a growing set of problems for communities around the world. The book encourages readers to think critically about the role of corporations in everyday life, health, and culture. -- Provided by publisher. Pharmaceutical Industry Environmental aspects Puerto Rico. 150476 Local Social participation Puerto Rico. 171805 Local Risk assessment Puerto Rico. 159853 Local Public Policy Puerto Rico. 154926 Local Environmental Pollution adverse effects Puerto Rico. 92414 Local Environmental Pollutants toxicity Puerto Rico. 92413 Local Drug Industry ethics Puerto Rico. 88800 Local Environmental policy Puerto Rico Citizen participation. 92411 Local Pollution Economic aspects Puerto Rico. 152331 Local Pollution Social aspects Puerto Rico. 152331 Local Pharmaceutical Industry Risk assessment Puerto Rico. 150476 Local Cover image http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1313/2704275/image/lgcover.4173799.jpg 247322 247322 0 0 ddc 0 363_731000000000000_D566D_2013 0 evpr 195111 10 10 B 2016-05-27 Amazon 20.68 532148 0 363.731 D566d 2013 80000002534595 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:330627 z:2014-2015. 6