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Killer Commodities: Public Health and the Corporate Production of Harm

by Merrill Singer and Hans Baer

ISBN13: 9780759109797
ISBN10: 0759109796
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Killer Commodities addresses the impact of harmful products on consumers throughout the world. These case studies highlight the processes of production and marketing of these products, as well as the nature of relevant public health policies.

List of Contributors:
Roberto Abadie, Hans Baer, Arachu Castro, Ann M. Cheney, Alexa S. Dietrich, Pamela I. Erickson, Martine Hackett, Jeff Howard, Martha Livingston, Terence Love, Brian McKenna, Michael Oldani, Joan Paluzzi, Merrill Singer, Michael Westerhaus, Edward J. Woodhouse

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About the Author

Merrill Singer is a senior researcher at the Center for Health, Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) and a professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, as well as a research affiliate of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) at Yale University.

Hans Baer is lecturer in the School of Anthropology, Geography, and Environmental Studies and the Centre for Health and Society at the University of Melbourne

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ISBN:
9780759109797
Subtitle:
Public Health and the Corporate Production of Harm
Author:
Merrill Singer and Hans Baer
Editor:
Baer, Hans
Editor:
Singer, Merrill
Co-Editor:
Singer, Merrill
Co-Editor:
Baer, Hans
Publisher:
Altamira Press
Subject:
Consumer protection
Subject:
Consumer goods
Subject:
Health Care Delivery
Subject:
Anthropology - Cultural
Subject:
Public Health
Subject:
Safety
Subject:
Health Risk Assessment
Publication Date:
July 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
428
Dimensions:
8.90x6.00x1.10 in. 1.55 lbs.
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