Bibliograph

Big business, poor peoples, how transnational corporations damage the world's poor, John Madeley

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Label

Big business, poor peoples, how transnational corporations damage the world's poor, John Madeley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-231) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Big business, poor peoples

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

John Madeley

Sub title

how transnational corporations damage the world's poor

Summary

The first edition of this path-breaking book put the issue of transnational corporations and the poor firmly on the agenda. This second edition contains significant new and updated material and is an essential read for anyone who wants to know more about the effects of corporate power on the poor

Table Of Contents

Introduction: the corporate spread -- Why poor countries 'want' the corporations -- The agri-corporations: from production to trade -- Agri-commodities take their toll -- Health: the poor take the corporate pill -- Water: the corporate tap -- Tourism: the great illusion -- Extracting logs and fish -- Mining the poor -- Manufactured goods: poverty amid the glitz -- Energy: no force for the poor -- The corporate persuaders -- Tackling the power: regulation, bypass, action -- Conclusion

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