{"product_id":"hungry-corporations-helena-paul-9781842773017","title":"Hungry Corporations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is about an issue of our times which does not yet get the attention that it deserves - the growing dominance of huge transnational corporations over every aspect of our lives from executive super-pay to private sector pension funds. The authors of this book look at one particular kind of modern corporation - the hi-tech agro-chemical and genetic engineering companies that now dominate the food chain. In this richly detailed account, they show how a handful of companies have: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Accelerated the industrialization of agriculture and the integration of the global economy in order to gain an alarming control over the food chain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Penetrated the previously independent world of scholarly research both in universities and the specialized international agricultural research centres in CGIAR. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Manipulated public opinion, including distorting our understanding of key environmental processes and issues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Unduly influenced regulatory agencies and national governments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Turned international bodies like the WTO, the World Bank, and the FAO into instruments devising rules and policies primarily of benefit to corporate growth and corporate profit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- And now are further expanding by bullying the governments and farmers of the developing countries to accept their technologies and products. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you are interested in the environment, democracy, or the development of countries in the South, the information and analysis contained in this book will prove both disturbing and empowering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helena Paul, Ricarda Steinbrecher, Devlin Kuyek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1842773011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781842773017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.56w x 0.60d","brand":"Helena Paul","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077581205759,"sku":"9781842773017","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fef49fbf-e322-49f2-a56a-0a9f71a81ff4.jpg?v=1685470714","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hungry-corporations-helena-paul-9781842773017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}