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As European empires crumbled in the 20th century, the power structures that had dominated the world for centuries were up for renegotiation. Yet instead of a rebirth for democracy, what emerged was a silent coup - namely, the unstoppable rise of global corporate power. Exposing the origins of this epic power grab as well as its present-day consequences, Silent Coup is the result of two investigative journalist''s reports from 30 countries around the world. It provides an explosive guide to the rise of a corporate empire that now dictates how resources are allocated, how territories are governed, and how justice is defined.>
List of contents
Biographies
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Meeting
Part I. Corporate Justice
1. Democracy on Trial
2. Corporate Courts
3. Secret Insurance
4. Capitalist Magna Carta
5. The Boomerang
Part II. Corporate Welfare
6. Aid-funded Business
7. Financing 'Development'
8. Buying Power
9. Aiding Elites
10. A New Continent
Part III. Corporate Utopias
11. Fences Up
12. Irish Invasion
13. Rights Suspended
14. Private Cities
15. Finance is King
Part IV. Corporate Armies
16. Peace without Democracy
17. Profits versus Peasants
18. Private Borders
19. Private Protection
20. Lucrative Threats
Epilogue: Ugly Truths
Bibliography
Notes
Index
About the author
Claire Provost is co-founder and codirector of the new non-profit Institute for Journalism and Social Change. She was previously Head of Global Investigations at the independent media outlet openDemocracy, a fellow at the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) in London, and a data journalist at the Guardian. This is her first book.
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This wide-ranging inquiry-based on intensive on-the-ground investigation-unearths 'a parallel world, outside of scrutiny.with very real consequences'. An ugly world, out of control, unaccountable, but with overwhelming power. It ranges from investor-state legal systems to intricate systems of corporate welfare that aid elites and investors. Always concealed in elaborate devices of seeming to do good. Silent Coup is a highly revealing exposé of the hidden real world. Noam Chomsky
