Invisible Giant by Brewster Kneen

Invisible Giant by Brewster Kneen

Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largely unseen by the public. Cargill, with its headquarters in the US, is the largest private corporation in North America, and possibly in the world. Cargill trades in food commodities and produces a great many of them: grains, flour, malt, corn, cotton, salt, vegetable oils, fruit juices, animal feeds, and meat. Among its most profitable activities is its trade in the global financial markets. There are few national economies unaffected by Cargill's activities, and few eaters in the north whose food does not pass through Cargill's hands at some point. Yet Cargill remains largely invisible to most people and accountable to no one outside the company. This is an explosive book that breaks the silence on the true extent of Cargill's power and influence worldwide - its ability to shape national policies, and the implications of these strategies for all of us. Thoroughly revised and updated, Kneen's new book offers shocking new evidence of Cargill's activities since the book was first published.

'If you want to understand both the theory and the reality of modern economics, Kneen's impressively researched book is a fascinating place to start' -- Red Pepper
'Details the ethos, priorities, strategies and goals of transnational corporations as seen in a single paradigmatic example.. His work is the more amazing given Cargill's general secrecy' -- The Boycott Quarterly (US)

Brewster Kneen is Canada's foremost analyst and critic of agribusiness. He has written several books on different aspects of food and its production including Invisible Giant: Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies (Pluto, 2002) and also publishes a monthly newsletter, The Ram's Horn.

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ISBN 13	9780745319582
ISBN 10	0745319580
Titel	Invisible Giant
Autor	Brewster Kneen
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Pluto Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2002-11-20
Seitenanzahl	232
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