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Organizational political economy, corporate power, and the great acceleration of environmental pollution in the United States

September 6, 2023

CSSN Scholar Harland Prechel reveals how changes in social structural arrangements have empowered corporations to accelerate environmental pollution. To address climate and ecological crises, the study emphasizes the importance of limiting corporate organizational power stemming from intricate corporate-state relationships, highlighting the need to tackle environmental inequality at its root.

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