Martin Medina is the Senior Policy Researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies in Japan.

This unique book offers a common ground for dialogue but also a basis for serious research, campaigning, and advocacy.

• 1 Theoretical Perspectives on Scavenging2 Scavenging in Historical Perspective3 Globalization, Solid Waste Management and Scavenging in the Third World4 Scavenging and Sustainable Consumption and Production5 Methodological Issues: How to Study Scavenging6 Mexico7 Colombia8 Argentina9 The Phillippines10 Egypt11 Globalization and Scavenging12 Conclusions

Martin Medina is the Senior Policy Researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies in Japan.

This unique book offers a common ground for dialogue but also a basis for serious research, campaigning, and advocacy.

• 1 Theoretical Perspectives on Scavenging2 Scavenging in Historical Perspective3 Globalization, Solid Waste Management and Scavenging in the Third World4 Scavenging and Sustainable Consumption and Production5 Methodological Issues: How to Study Scavenging6 Mexico7 Colombia8 Argentina9 The Phillippines10 Egypt11 Globalization and Scavenging12 Conclusions

Martin Medina is the Senior Policy Researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies in Japan.

This unique book offers a common ground for dialogue but also a basis for serious research, campaigning, and advocacy.

• 1 Theoretical Perspectives on Scavenging2 Scavenging in Historical Perspective3 Globalization, Solid Waste Management and Scavenging in the Third World4 Scavenging and Sustainable Consumption and Production5 Methodological Issues: How to Study Scavenging6 Mexico7 Colombia8 Argentina9 The Phillippines10 Egypt11 Globalization and Scavenging12 Conclusions