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Book 2000

Captive state

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Publisher
Macmillan
Language
English
Published
2000
  • Politics and government
  • Corporations
  • Political activity
  • Business and politics
  • Big business
  • Industries
  • Corporate power
  • Environmental aspects

George Monbiot uncovers what many have suspected but few have been able to prove: that corporations have become so powerful they now threaten the foundations of democratic government. Many of the stories he recounts have never been told before, and they could scarcely be more embarrassing to a government that claims to act on behalf of all of us. Captive State is a devastating indictment of the corruption which which our political leaders have succumbed.

(via author's website)