UID:
almahu_9949477853302882
Format:
1 online resource (272 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781350270015
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9781350269996
Content:
"As European empires crumbled in the 20th century, the power structures that had dominated the world for centuries were up for renegotiation. Yet instead of a rebirth for democracy, what emerged was a silent coup against its very core -- namely, the unstoppable rise of global corporate power. Exposing the origins of this epic power grab as well as its present-day consequences, Silent Coup is the result of investigative journalists Claire Provost and Matt Kennard's reports from 30 countries around the world, and an explosive guide to the rise of a corporate empire that now dictates how resources are allocated, how territories are governed, and how justice is defined. Their story moves from the frontlines of local struggles to the basement archives of the institutions created to ensure this takeover was permanent - revealing how corporations have established a supranational legal framework impervious to any democratic will, and how our media has largely failed to investigate it."--
Note:
Introduction: London, 2014 -- Part one: Corporate justice. 1. Democracy on Trial ; 2. Corporate Courts ; 3. Secret Insurance ; 4. Corporate Magna Carta ; 5. Boomerang Time -- Part two. Corporate welfare. 6. Big Aid Business ; 7. Aid for Oligarchs ; 8. One Empire to Another ; 9. Privatising Development ; 10. Buying Power -- Part three. Corporate utopias. 11. Fences Up ; 12. Irish Invention ; 13. Rights Suspended ; 14. Private Cities ; 15. Finance is King -- Part four. Corporate armies. 16. Peace without Democracy ; 17. Profits vs Peasants ; 18. Private Protection ; 19. Private Borders ; 20. Lucrative Threats -- Epilogue: Reversing the Coup.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781350269989
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.5040/9781350270015
URL:
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