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Susan George - Shadow Sovereigns: How Global Corporations are Seizing Power - 9780745697819 - V9780745697819
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Shadow Sovereigns: How Global Corporations are Seizing Power

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Description for Shadow Sovereigns: How Global Corporations are Seizing Power Hardcover. * A robust and unflinching account of the ongoing take-over of politics by global corporations * Lifts the lid on the world of lobbying, trade negotiations and treaties, in particular the controversial TTIP and its likely ramifications for national sovereignty in Europe and in the US. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPWD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 53. Weight in Grams: 366.

Lobbying has long been part of the political landscape. But in recent years links between big business and government have become stronger and more far-reaching than ever. Global corporations now demand control over decisions affecting labour laws, finance, public health, food and agriculture, safety regulations, taxes and international trade and investment. They even claim the right to private tribunals where they can sue governments for passing laws that could harm their present or future profits.

These business elites don�t want to govern directly. They operate behind the scenes - directing planning, setting ... Read more

Elected by and accountable to no one, secretive and highly organized, these shadow sovereigns are destroying the very notion of the common good and making a mockery of democracy. It is high time we challenged this assault on our rights and our institutions. In this incisive and clear-sighted book Susan George provides us with the practical knowledge to do just that.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745697819
SKU
V9780745697819
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About Susan George
Susan George is a high profile political scholar and activist whose previous books have been widely read and translated. She is currently president of the board of the Transnational Institute, a world-wide fellowship of scholars and activists.

Reviews for Shadow Sovereigns: How Global Corporations are Seizing Power
"Susan George’s work has provided deep understanding of the world in which we live. Shadow Sovereigns carries these insights further to the carefully hidden core of global decision-making, a matter of prime significance for those who hope to take their fate into their own hands in times when critical decisions will determine the future of the human experiment." Noam Chomsky, ... Read more

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