TY - BOOK AU - Provost,Claire AU - Kennard,Matt TI - Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy SN - 9781350269989 U1 - 322.3 PRO PY - 2023/// CY - London, New York PB - Bloomsbury Academic KW - Business and politics; Big Business; Democracy KW - Big business KW - International business enterprises KW - Democracy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "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"-- ER -