Claire Provost, Matt Kennard

Silent Coup

How Corporations Overthrew Democracy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 journalist's 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic / Bloomsbury Trade
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 890967
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350464568
• ISBN-10: 1350464562
• Artikelnr.: 70103864

Autorenporträt

Claire Provost is co-founder and codirector of the new non-profit Institute for Journalism and Social Change. She was previously Head of Global Investigations at the independent media outlet openDemocracy, a fellow at the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) in London, and a data journalist at the Guardian. This is her first book.

Inhaltsangabe

Biographies Acknowledgements Introduction: The meeting Part One: Corporate justice 1 Democracy on Trial2 Corporate Courts 3 Secret Insurance 4 Capitalist Magna Carta5 The BoomerangPart Two: Corporate Welfare6 Aid-funded Business7 Financing 'Development'8 Buying Power9 Aiding Elites10 A New ContinentPart Three: Corporate Utopias11 Fences Up12 Irish Invasion13 Rights Suspended14 Private Cities15 Finance is KingPart Four: Corporate Armies16 Peace Without Democracy17 Profits Versus Peasants18 Private Borders19 Private Protection20 Lucrative ThreatsEpilogue: Ugly TruthsBibliographyNotes Index

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Biographies Acknowledgements Introduction: The meeting Part One: Corporate
justice 1 Democracy on Trial 2 Corporate Courts 3 Secret Insurance 4
Capitalist Magna Carta 5 The Boomerang Part Two: Corporate Welfare 6
Aid-funded Business 7 Financing 'Development' 8 Buying Power 9 Aiding
Elites 10 A New Continent Part Three: Corporate Utopias 11 Fences Up 12
Irish Invasion 13 Rights Suspended 14 Private Cities 15 Finance is King
Part Four: Corporate Armies 16 Peace Without Democracy 17 Profits Versus
Peasants 18 Private Borders 19 Private Protection 20 Lucrative Threats
Epilogue: Ugly Truths Bibliography Notes Index

Rezensionen

This wide-ranging inquiry-based on intensive on-the-ground investigation-unearths 'a parallel world, outside of scrutiny.with very real consequences'. An ugly world, out of control, unaccountable, but with overwhelming power. It ranges from investor-state legal systems to intricate systems of corporate welfare that aid elites and investors. Always concealed in elaborate devices of seeming to do good. Silent Coup is a highly revealing exposé of the hidden real world. Noam Chomsky