Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy
Author : Claire Provost and Matt Kennard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN : 9781350464568
Call Number : 322.3 PRO
Summary:
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 – 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 two investigative journalists' reports from 30 countries around the world. It provides 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, and who is safe.