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- catalog abstract ""Half the world's 100 largest economies are not nations; they are corporations. A mere 500 companies control 70 percent of world trade. Such concentrations of wealth pose a clear and present danger to the health of our democracy. Corporate campaign cash elects our politicians. Corporate lobbyists write our laws." "But what corporations have gained in political power they have lost in legitimacy. A growing number of people - environmental activists, trade unionists, family farmers - are challenging the power of giant corporations, demanding that they be held accountable to someone other than their shareholders." "In Insurrection, Kevin Danaher and Jason Mark, two high-profile activists, present a series of stories chronicling the accomplishments of the budding corporate accountability movement: the uncovering of major retailers' links to sweatshop abuses. The revelation that big tobacco companies deceived the public about the health risks of smoking; the questioning of corporations' ties to repressive dictatorships; the shaming of food processors into selling dolphin-safe tuna; and the battles against NAFTA and the WTO. Together, these struggles seek to fulfill the idea that in a democracy no institution is above the law."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13002565.
- catalog contributor b13002566.
- catalog contributor b13002567.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""But what corporations have gained in political power they have lost in legitimacy. A growing number of people - environmental activists, trade unionists, family farmers - are challenging the power of giant corporations, demanding that they be held accountable to someone other than their shareholders."".
- catalog description ""Half the world's 100 largest economies are not nations; they are corporations. A mere 500 companies control 70 percent of world trade. Such concentrations of wealth pose a clear and present danger to the health of our democracy. Corporate campaign cash elects our politicians. Corporate lobbyists write our laws."".
- catalog description ""In Insurrection, Kevin Danaher and Jason Mark, two high-profile activists, present a series of stories chronicling the accomplishments of the budding corporate accountability movement: the uncovering of major retailers' links to sweatshop abuses.".
- catalog description "Corporate power vs. people power: a history of U.S. corporate accountability struggles -- "Would you want your sister to work there?": the conflict over sweatshops -- Flipper vs. the WTO: the fight for dolphin-safe tuna -- Up in smoke: tobacco profits vs. public health -- Citizen diplomacy vs. corporate profits: defending human rights in Burma -- Trading democracy: rule-making in the global economy -- Conclusion: building a movement for global democracy.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-340) and index.".
- catalog description "The revelation that big tobacco companies deceived the public about the health risks of smoking; the questioning of corporations' ties to repressive dictatorships; the shaming of food processors into selling dolphin-safe tuna; and the battles against NAFTA and the WTO. Together, these struggles seek to fulfill the idea that in a democracy no institution is above the law."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 350 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0415946778 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Routledge,".
- catalog subject "303.48/4 21".
- catalog subject "Anti-globalization movement.".
- catalog subject "Big business.".
- catalog subject "Business ethics.".
- catalog subject "Corporate profits.".
- catalog subject "Corporations Taxation.".
- catalog subject "HN17.5 .D26 2003".
- catalog subject "Protest movements.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Corporate power vs. people power: a history of U.S. corporate accountability struggles -- "Would you want your sister to work there?": the conflict over sweatshops -- Flipper vs. the WTO: the fight for dolphin-safe tuna -- Up in smoke: tobacco profits vs. public health -- Citizen diplomacy vs. corporate profits: defending human rights in Burma -- Trading democracy: rule-making in the global economy -- Conclusion: building a movement for global democracy.".
- catalog title "Insurrection : citizen challenges to corporate power / Kevin Danaher and Jason Mark.".
- catalog type "text".