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- It's Legal but It Ain't Right: Harmful Social Consequences of Legal Industries
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
- Series: Evolving Values for a Capitalist World
summary
Many U.S. corporations and the goods they produce negatively impact our society without breaking any laws. We are all too familiar with the tobacco industry's effect on public health and health care costs for smokers and nonsmokers, as well as the role of profit in the pharmaceutical industry's research priorities. It's Legal but It Ain't Right tackles these issues, plus the ethical ambiguities of legalized gambling, the firearms trade, the fast food industry, the pesticide industry, private security companies, and more. Aiming to identify industries and goods that undermine our societal values and to hold them accountable for their actions, this collection makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing discussion of ethics in our time.
This accessible exploration of corporate legitimacy and crime will be important reading for advocates, journalists, students, and anyone interested in the dichotomy between law and legitimacy.
This accessible exploration of corporate legitimacy and crime will be important reading for advocates, journalists, students, and anyone interested in the dichotomy between law and legitimacy.
Nikos Passas is Professor in the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University.
Neva Goodwin is Co-director of the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University.
Table of Contents
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- 2. The Cigarette Industry
- pp. 28-42
- 3. Externalities of the Arms Trade
- pp. 43-73
- 5. Leashing the “Dogs of War”
- pp. 101-114
- 8. The High Price of Cheap Food
- pp. 178-193
- 9. Accountability in the Pesticide Industry
- pp. 194-229
- List of Contributors
- pp. 277-279
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472026197
Related ISBN(s)
9780472068692, 9780472098699
MARC Record
OCLC
650311794
Pages
287
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No