The whistleblowers : exposing corruption in government and industry /
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| Author / Creator: | Glazer, Myron |
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| Imprint: | New York : Basic Books, c1989. |
| Description: | xvi, 286 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/942214 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction: A New Tradition of Courageous Dissent
- Chapter 1.. The Beginnings of Ethical Resistance
- The Battle over Regulation
- The Rejection of Regulation by Firestone and Hooker Chemical
- Frank Camps and the Ford Motor Company
- Industry-Government Collusion
- Ernest Fitzgerald and the Pentagon
- The Dangers of Technology
- The Battle Over Nuclear Power
- Political Scandal and the Decline of Government Credibility
- The Vietnam War and the Pentagon Papers
- The Watergate Scandal
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2.. The Legitimation of Public Disclosure
- Holding the Government and Corporations Accountable
- Arthur Dale Console and the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Putting the Senate on Trial: James Boyd, Marjorie Carpenter, and Senator Thomas Dodd
- Breaking Ranks: Fank Serpico and the New York City Police Force
- The Development of Public-Interest Groups
- Protective Legislation
- Workers in Private Industry
- Chapter 3.. Professionals as Ethical Resisters
- Demetrios Basdekas and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Doctors Stand Together: Mary McAnaw, Betsy Brothers, and the Veterans Administration
- A Doctor Stands Alone: Grace Pierce and the Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4.. The Power of Belief Systems for Ethical Resisters
- Religious Belief
- Bert Berube and the General Services Administration
- Mark Price and the Department of Education
- Zalman Magid and the San Diego County Mental Health Center
- In Defense of Community: Dobie Hatley and the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
- Chapter 5.. Retaliation: Management's Effort to Destroy the Ethical Resister
- The Irony of Retaliation
- Blacklisting
- Joseph Rose and the Associated Milk Producers
- Chuck Atchison and the Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant
- Dismissal
- Terry Howard and the Zack Company
- "Margaret Henderson" and the Disruption of Family Life
- Transfer
- Jim Pope and the Federal Aviation Administration
- Personal Harassment and Sexual Exploitation
- Billie Pirner Garde and the Census Bureau
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6.. Allies in the STruggle: The Press, Legislators, and Public-Interest Groups
- The Seattle Times and Casey Ruud's Battle with the Hanford Nuclear Reservation
- Congress versus the Environmental Protection Agency and Dow Chemical
- California Legislators Pass a Protective Law
- The Government Accountability Project and Vincent Laubach versus the Department of the Interior
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7.. Remaking One's Life: Aftermath of Retaliation
- Finding a Job
- Avenue to a New Career
- Opening a Private Practice
- "Making Do"
- Careers Destroyed
- Maude Devictor and Agent Orange
- A Survivor: Terry Howard
- Chapter 8.. The Fight Goes On
- The Importance of Whistleblowing
- The Rewards of Heroic Action
- Leon Bard Versus the Bath Iron Works
- John Berter Versus the Veterans Administration
- Protecting Whistleblowers
- On Taking a Stand
- Appendix. Who Can Help?
- Notes
- Index