Movers and shakers and PCB takers: Hazardous waste and community power

Autor:	Conner Bailey, Charles E. Faupel
Rok vydání:	1993
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Economic growth Sociology and Political Science Poverty Jurisdiction media_common.quotation_subject Population Opposition (politics) Chemical waste Politics Hazardous waste Business education Empowerment media_common
Zdroj:	Sociological Spectrum. 13:89-115
ISSN:	1521-0707 0273-2173
DOI:	10.1080/02732173.1993.9982018
Popis:	In 1977 a large hazardous waste facility was established in Sumter County, Alabama, during a period of intense political struggle between an entrenched White establishment and leaders of the local Black population, which makes up 70% of the county's total. The facility, owned and operated by Chemical Waste Management, Inc., has attracted strenuous opposition from a small grass roots environmental organization. However, during the 15 years of its existence, hazardous wastes have yet to be an issue in local electoral campaigns. On the surface, the presence of this facility appears to have had minimal effect on community power relationships in Sumter County. The company's success at not becoming a local political issue is explained here as a function of limited local legal jurisdiction and the existence of more immediate and pressing demands associated with Black political empowerment and widespread poverty. The study is based on detailed, semistructured interviews over a 5‐year period.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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