ISBN:
9781848133754
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XV, 240 Seiten
Edition:
2nd edition
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Madeley, John Big business, poor peoples
DDC:
305.569
Keywords:
1900 - 1999
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies
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Economic history
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International business enterprises
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International business enterprises / Social aspects
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Poor
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Entwicklungsländer
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Gesellschaft
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Multinationales Unternehmen
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Wirtschaft. Geschichte
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International business enterprises
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International business enterprises Social aspects
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Poor
Note:
Previous edition: 1999, entitled: Big business, poor peoples : the impact of transnational corporations in the world's poor
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-231) and index
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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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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
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