Toxic Capital Everywhere: Mapping the Coordinates of Regulatory Tolerance

The article examines the political economy of toxic capital, describing the destructive nature of capitalist production. Topics include government regulation of industrial safety, industrial accidents, and the 1984 Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster that occurred in Bhopal, India. Information is...

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Main Author: Tombs, Steve 1961- (Author)
Contributors: Whyte, David
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Social justice
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 80-100
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Economics
Work-related injuries
Pesticides industry
Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster, Bhopal, India, 1984
Government regulation > Social aspects
Labor productivity > Social aspects
Capitalism > Social aspects
Capitalism
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Summary:The article examines the political economy of toxic capital, describing the destructive nature of capitalist production. Topics include government regulation of industrial safety, industrial accidents, and the 1984 Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster that occurred in Bhopal, India. Information is provided on industrial health and safety breaches.
ISSN:2327-641X