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Sick Planet
By STAN COX
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About the book
Neoliberals often point to improvements in public health and nutrition as examples of the success of globalization, but this book argues that the corporate food and medicine industries are destroying environments and ruining living conditions across the world.Scientist Stan Cox expertly draws out the strong link between Western big business and environmental destruction, and tells us of the huge damage that drug manufacturers and large food corporations are inflicting on the health of people and crops worldwide. On issues ranging from the poisoning of water supplies in South Asia to natural gas depletion, Cox shows how the demand for profits is always put above the public interest.While individual efforts to ‘shop for a better world’ and conserve energy are laudable, Cox explains that they need to be accompanied by an economic system that is grounded in ecological sustainability if we are to find a cure for our sick planet.
Pages: 236
Available in: Paperback
Language: English
STAN COX
Stan Cox is a senior research scientist at the Land Institute in Salina,Kansas. His work in plant breeding and genetics is aimed at developing perennial grain crops for greater sustainability on the planet. His columns and articles have appeared in reputed US magazines and newspapers.