eBook, 565 pages
English language
Published July 22, 2022 by Bloomsbury Academic & Professional.
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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 against its very core – 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 investigative journalists Claire Provost and Matt Kennard'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.
The story moves from the frontlines of local struggles to the basement archives of the institutions created to ensure this takeover was permanent - revealing how corporations have established a supranational legal framework impervious to any democratic will, and how …
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 against its very core – 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 investigative journalists Claire Provost and Matt Kennard'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.
The story moves from the frontlines of local struggles to the basement archives of the institutions created to ensure this takeover was permanent - revealing how corporations have established a supranational legal framework impervious to any democratic will, and how our media has largely failed to investigate it.