Strategizing Bhopal : motives and manipulation in response to an industrial disaster /

addition to these three points, India's environmental policy,

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stephens, Robert Mitchell
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Description
Summary:addition to these three points, India's environmental policy,
as the responses to the disaster from local, national, and
behind the responses of the Indian Government and
between Hinduism and environmentalism. The events leading up
compensation for the victims, their actions indicated that
competition as outlined in his book Stratagems and Spoils,
Contrary to popular belief, environmentalism in India is not
disaster that occurred on December 3, 1984 in Bhopal India.
educational resources for nongovernmental organizations. In
environmentalism in India. (1) Environmental activists in
environmentalism on the international and national agendas
for the victims of the tragedy or in shaping environmental
given higher priority.
group of unemployed, educated professionals in India. (3)
has created new entrepreneurial opportunities for an emerging
India so far have had minimal impact in the relief efforts
individuals. These individuals provide organizational and
international organizations, international government, and
is discussed along with an examination of the relationship
movement includes a large proportion of educated middle class
nongovernmental organizations to the Union Carbide chemical
of the government and the nongovernmental organizations to
other objectives, such as their continued existence, were
policy at the state and national levels. (2) The rise of
social environmental factors. While both parties proclaimed
strictly a grassroots movement. India's environmental
that their highest priority was to provide relief and
the Bhopal disaster were affected by a host of physical and
the chemical industry. This thesis shows that the responses
This thesis examines the political and economic motives
three points are discussed regarding the Bhopal disaster and
to and surrounding the Bhopal disaster are outlined as well
Using F. G. Bailey's model of political interaction and
Item Description:"Major subject: Anthropology".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 174 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 90-101.