{"product_id":"the-silent-takeover-noreena-hertz-9780060559731","title":"The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf the world's 100 largest economies, 51 are now corporations, only 49 are nation-states. The sales of General Motors and Ford are greater than the gross domestic product of the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, and Wal-Mart now has a turnover higher than the revenues of most of the states of Eastern Europe. Yet few of us understand fully the growing dominance of big business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely acclaimed economist Noreena Hertz brilliantly reveals how corporations across the world manipulate and pressure governments by means both legal and illegal; how protest is becoming a more effective political weapon than the ballot-box; and how corporations are taking over from the state responsibility for everything from providing technology for schools to healthcare for the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silent Takeover\u003c\/em\u003e asks us to recognize the growing contradictions of a world divided between haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable wealth. In the face of these unacceptable extremes, Noreena Hertz outlines a new agenda to revitalize politics and renew democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noreena Hertz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006055973X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060559731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Business\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2003 pg. 465","brand":"Noreena Hertz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045606256895,"sku":"9780060559731","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e870cf5-7843-41ff-a662-8150eab166ca.jpg?v=1684979678","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-silent-takeover-noreena-hertz-9780060559731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}