Dirty Gold
How Activism Transformed the Jewelry Industry
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- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2018
Summary
The response from the jewelry industry to a campaign for ethically sourced gold as a case study in the power of business in global environmental politics.Gold mining can be a dirty business. It creates immense amounts of toxic materials that are difficult to dispose of. Mines are often developed without community consent, and working conditions for miners can be poor. Income from gold has funded wars. And consumers buy wedding rings and gold chains not knowing about any of this. In Dirty Gold…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262536004 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262536005 |
| Author: | Michael John Bloomfield |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2018 |
| Weight: | 338g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Dirty Gold |
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About The Author
Michael John Bloomfield
Michael John Bloomfield is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in International Development in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. He is a Research Associate at the Oxford Department of International Development and a Research Fellow at the Earth System Governance Project. He previously held appointments at the University of Oxford and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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