Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-269) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The politics of pollution -- Ballydine: tears in the valley -- Killeagh: power and effluent -- Cork: poison harbour -- Toxic Ireland: polluted -- Carndonagh: anxiety among the women -- Askeaton: in the shadow of the dragon.
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Ireland's economy has seen phenomenal growth since the 1990s, as a result of an earlier decision by the state to chase foreign investment, largely from US corporates. As a result, manufacturers of raw chemicals, pharmaceuticals and highly dangerous substances came to Ireland, where they could make toxic products free from the strict controls imposed by other nations. Robert Allen's book reveals the consequences to human health and the environment of the Irish state's love affair with the multinational chemical industry. The cost to Irish society was a series of ecological and social outrages, starting in the 1970s and continuing into the 2000s. No Global is a lesson for countries who seek to encourage multinationals at the expense of the health of their population and the delicate nature of their ecosystems. It is also a heart-warming record of the successful campaigns fought by local people to protect themselves and their environment from polluting industry.
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Title
No global.
International Standard Book Number
9780745322117
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Chemical industry-- Environmental aspects-- Ireland.