how transnational corporations damage the world's poor /
First Statement of Responsibility
John Madeley.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Distributed by Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xv, 240 pages)
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Previous edition: 1999, entitled: Big business, poor peoples : the impact of transnational corporations in the world's poor.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-231) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
OverDrive, Inc.
Stock Number
223818
Stock Number
9DA21264-EF4F-4808-9451-9D3DB8FB25FE
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Big business, poor peoples.
International Standard Book Number
1848130325
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
International business enterprises-- Developing countries.
International business enterprises-- Social aspects-- Developing countries.
Poor-- Developing countries.
Armut
Armut.
Economic history.
Entwicklungsländer.
Globalisierung.
International business enterprises-- Social aspects.