Shadow Sovereigns
How Global Corporations are Seizing Power
by Susan George
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Pub Date 7 Sep 2015 | Archive Date 7 Oct 2015
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UK publication date: 4th October 2015
US publication date: 7th September 2015
In recent years links between big business and government have become stronger and more far-reaching than ever. Global corporations now demand control over decisions affecting labour laws, finance, public health, food and agriculture, safety regulations, taxes and international trade and investment. They even claim the right to private tribunals where they can sue governments for passing laws that could harm their present or future profits.
These business elites don't want to govern directly. They operate behind the scenes - directing planning, setting standards and fashioning government to maximise their own profits. Thanks to the UN Global Compact they have extended their influence to the highest levels of multilateral decision-making and now, via the Davos-inspired Global Redesign Initiative, they are setting their sights on managing world-wide public policy.
Elected by and accountable to no one, secretive and highly organized, these shadow sovereigns are destroying the very notion of the common good and making a mockery of democracy. In this incisive and clear-sighted book Susan George provides us with the practical knowledge to challenge this assault on our rights and our institutions.
Susan George is a high profile political scholar and activist and the author of fourteen books. She is president of the Board of the Transnational Institute inAmsterdam, a decentralised fellowship of global scholars whose work is intended to contribute to social justice. She is also honorary president of ATTAC-France and a member of the scientific council. She has acted as a consultant to various United Nations specialised agencies and is a frequent public speaker. She regularly contributes articles to Le Monde diplomatique, Open Democracy, El Pais, New Internationalist and The Nation.
GBP price: £12.99
US publication date: 7th September 2015
In recent years links between big business and government have become stronger and more far-reaching than ever. Global corporations now demand control over decisions affecting labour laws, finance, public health, food and agriculture, safety regulations, taxes and international trade and investment. They even claim the right to private tribunals where they can sue governments for passing laws that could harm their present or future profits.
These business elites don't want to govern directly. They operate behind the scenes - directing planning, setting standards and fashioning government to maximise their own profits. Thanks to the UN Global Compact they have extended their influence to the highest levels of multilateral decision-making and now, via the Davos-inspired Global Redesign Initiative, they are setting their sights on managing world-wide public policy.
Elected by and accountable to no one, secretive and highly organized, these shadow sovereigns are destroying the very notion of the common good and making a mockery of democracy. In this incisive and clear-sighted book Susan George provides us with the practical knowledge to challenge this assault on our rights and our institutions.
Susan George is a high profile political scholar and activist and the author of fourteen books. She is president of the Board of the Transnational Institute inAmsterdam, a decentralised fellowship of global scholars whose work is intended to contribute to social justice. She is also honorary president of ATTAC-France and a member of the scientific council. She has acted as a consultant to various United Nations specialised agencies and is a frequent public speaker. She regularly contributes articles to Le Monde diplomatique, Open Democracy, El Pais, New Internationalist and The Nation.
GBP price: £12.99
Advance Praise
"Susan George’s work has provided deep understanding of the world in which we live. Shadow Sovereigns carries these insights further to the carefully hidden core of global decision-making, a matter of prime significance for those who hope to take their fate into their own hands at a time when critical decisions will determine the future of the human experiment."Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Driven by a virulent strain of neoliberalism, the global corporate assault on democracy has now reached unprecedented and planet-cooking extremes. Nobody is better qualified than Susan George to document and dissect the inner workings of this process. The result is a book will galvanize those new to the subject while providing veteran opponents with renewed urgency and fresh insights."Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything and The Shock Doctrine
"In this vital book, written with characteristic rigor and flair, Susan George lifts the veil on the many mechanisms through which corporations buy politicians, manipulate global policy, and in the process render our democracy a farcical pantomime. The diagnosis is chilling, but by shining a light on our new silent rulers and telling us how they work, George replenishes the intellectual armory we need to fight back." Matt Kennard, author of Irregular Army and The Racket
"Driven by a virulent strain of neoliberalism, the global corporate assault on democracy has now reached unprecedented and planet-cooking extremes. Nobody is better qualified than Susan George to document and dissect the inner workings of this process. The result is a book will galvanize those new to the subject while providing veteran opponents with renewed urgency and fresh insights."Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything and The Shock Doctrine
"In this vital book, written with characteristic rigor and flair, Susan George lifts the veil on the many mechanisms through which corporations buy politicians, manipulate global policy, and in the process render our democracy a farcical pantomime. The diagnosis is chilling, but by shining a light on our new silent rulers and telling us how they work, George replenishes the intellectual armory we need to fight back." Matt Kennard, author of Irregular Army and The Racket
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Susan George is a frequent interviewee in print, radio and television and regularly contributes articles to Le Monde diplomatique, Open Democracy, El Pais, New Internationalist and The Nation.
She is based in France. For interview requests please contact UKpublicity@politybooks.com.
She is based in France. For interview requests please contact UKpublicity@politybooks.com.
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| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780745697826 |
| PRICE | US$16.95 (USD) |
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