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100	1		_aDietrich, Alexa S. _9217426 _2Local
245	1	4	_aThe drug company next door _bpollution, jobs, and community health in Puerto Rico _cAlexa S. Dietrich.
246	3		_aPollution, jobs, and community health in Puerto Rico
264		1	_aNew York _bNew York University Press _c[2013]
300			_axx, 231 pages _billustrations _c23 cm
337			_2rdamedia
338			_2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-223) and index.
505	0		_aKey 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.
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aPharmaceutical Industry _xEnvironmental aspects _zPuerto Rico. _9150476 _2Local
650	2	2	_aSocial participation _zPuerto Rico. _9171805 _2Local
650	2	2	_aRisk assessment _zPuerto Rico. _9159853 _2Local
650	2	2	_aPublic Policy _zPuerto Rico. _9154926 _2Local
650	2	2	_aEnvironmental Pollution _xadverse effects _zPuerto Rico. _992414 _2Local
650	2	2	_aEnvironmental Pollutants _xtoxicity _zPuerto Rico. _992413 _2Local
650	1	2	_aDrug Industry _xethics _zPuerto Rico. _988800 _2Local
650		0	_aEnvironmental policy _zPuerto Rico _xCitizen participation. _992411 _2Local
650		0	_aPollution _xEconomic aspects _zPuerto Rico. _9152331 _2Local
650		0	_aPollution _xSocial aspects _zPuerto Rico. _9152331 _2Local
650		0	_aPharmaceutical Industry _xRisk assessment _zPuerto Rico. _9150476 _2Local
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers/1313/2704275/image/lgcover.4173799.jpg
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