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- catalog abstract ""What is the effect of transnational corporations (TNCs) on the world's poor? In his exploration of this little-investigated aspect of their activities, John Madeley's charge is that TNC power is causing hardship for millions of the poor in developing countries."--BOOK JACKET. "This readable book places on the agenda what ought to be purposes of giant enterprises and charts new ways in which we can seek to influence them."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11242004.
- catalog coverage "Developing countries Economic conditions.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""What is the effect of transnational corporations (TNCs) on the world's poor? In his exploration of this little-investigated aspect of their activities, John Madeley's charge is that TNC power is causing hardship for millions of the poor in developing countries."--BOOK JACKET. "This readable book places on the agenda what ought to be purposes of giant enterprises and charts new ways in which we can seek to influence them."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction: The Corporate Spread -- 2. Why Poor Countries 'Want' the Corporations -- 3. The Agri-corporations: From Production to Trade -- 4. Agri-commodities Take Their Toll -- 5. Extracting Logs and Fish -- 6. Mining the Poor -- 7. Manufactured Goods: Poverty amid the Glitz -- 8. Energy: No Force for the Poor -- 9. Tourism: The Great Illusion -- 10. Health: The Poor Take the Corporate Pill -- 11. The Corporate Persuaders -- 12. Tackling the Power.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-197) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 206 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1856496716 (hardcover)".
- catalog identifier "1856496724 (pbk)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA by St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Developing countries Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Developing countries.".
- catalog subject "305.569 21".
- catalog subject "HD2932 .M3 1999".
- catalog subject "International business enterprises Social aspects Developing countries.".
- catalog subject "Poor Developing countries.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction: The Corporate Spread -- 2. Why Poor Countries 'Want' the Corporations -- 3. The Agri-corporations: From Production to Trade -- 4. Agri-commodities Take Their Toll -- 5. Extracting Logs and Fish -- 6. Mining the Poor -- 7. Manufactured Goods: Poverty amid the Glitz -- 8. Energy: No Force for the Poor -- 9. Tourism: The Great Illusion -- 10. Health: The Poor Take the Corporate Pill -- 11. The Corporate Persuaders -- 12. Tackling the Power.".
- catalog title "Big business, poor peoples : the impact of transnational corporations on the world's poor / John Madeley.".
- catalog type "text".