State-Corporate Crime

Wrongdoing at the Intersection of Business and Government

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

AvRaymond J. Michalowski,Ronald C. Kramer,Raymond J Michalowski,Ronald C Kramer

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Enron, Haliburton, ExxonValdez, "shock and awe"-their mere mention brings forth images of scandal, collusion, fraud, and human and environmental destruction. While great power and great crimes have always been linked, media exposure in recent decades has brought increased attention to the devious exploits of economic and political elites.Despite growing attention to crimes by those in positions of trust, however, violations in business and similar wrongdoing in government are still often treated as fundamentally separate problems. In State-Corporate Crime, Raymond J. Michalowski and Ronald C. Kramer bring together fifteen essays to show that those in positions of political and economic power frequently operate in collaboration, and are often all too willing to sacrifice the well-being of the many for the private profit and political advantage of the few.Drawing on case studies including the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, Ford Explorer rollovers, the crash of Valujet flight 592, nuclear weapons production, and war profiteering, the essays bear frank witness to those who have suffered, those who have died, and those who have contributed to the greatest human and environmental devastations of our time. This book is a much needed reminder that the most serious threats to public health, security, and safety are not those petty crimes that appear nightly on local news broadcasts, but rather are those that result from corruption among the wealthiest and most powerful members of society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-11-03
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCritical Issues in Crime and Society
Antal sidor312
FörlagRutgers University Press
ISBN9780813538891

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Preface The Critique of Power / Raymond J. Michalowski / Ronald C. KramerThe Original Formulation / Ronald C. Kramer / Raymond J. MichalowskiThe Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion / Ronald C. KramerThe Fire in Hamlet / Judy Aulette / Raymond J. MichalowskiNuclear Weapons Production / David Kauzlarich / Ronald C. KramerThe Crash of Valujet Flight / Rick A. Matthews / David KauzlarichGlobalization, State-Corporate Crime, and Women / Nancy A. Wonders / Mona J. DannerOrdinary Business in Nazi Germany / Rick A. MatthewsBridgestone-Firestone, Ford, and the NHTSA / Christopher W. MullinsThe Exxon Valdez Oil Spill / Tricia Cruciotti / Rick A. MatthewsEnron-Era Economics versus Economic Democracy / Raymond J. Michalowski / Ronald C. KramerViolations of Treaty Rights / Linda RobynThe Invasion of Iraq / Ronald C. Kramer / Raymond J. MichalowskiIraq and Halliburton / Dawn RotheTaking Stock of Theory and Research / David Kauzlarich / Rick A. MatthewsReferences Contributors Index

This volume is a welcome addition for those scholars who study the relationship between government and corporate crime. - Gray Cavender (coauthor of Corporate Crime Under Attack: The Fight to Criminalize Business Viol) State-Corporate Crime is the most comprehensive articulation of an important criminological concept and is a valuable contribution to the literature of criminology. - David Friedrichs (Professor, University of Scranton) This volume is a welcome addition for those scholars who study the relationship between government and corporate crime. - Gray Cavender (coauthor of Corporate Crime Under Attack: The Fight to Criminalize Business Viol) State-Corporate Crime is the most comprehensive articulation of an important criminological concept and is a valuable contribution to the literature of criminology. - David Friedrichs (Professor, University of Scranton)