Invisible Giant
Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies
Pluto Press · Print & ebook · September 20, 2002
Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largely unseen by the public.
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- Who it’s for
- Brewster Kneen examines Cargill’s commodity trade, financial activity, and influence on national policies.
- Themes
- Corporate power and policy influence, Global food commodity trade, Corporate accountability
- Genres
- Agribusiness, Globalization
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Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largely unseen by the public. Cargill, with its headquarters in the US, is the largest private corporation in North America, and possibly in the world. Cargill trades in food commodities and produces a great many of them: grains, flour, malt, corn, cotton, salt, vegetable oils, fruit juices, animal feeds, and meat. Among its most profitable activities is its trade in the global financial markets.
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There are few national economies unaffected by Cargill's activities, and few eaters in the north whose food does not pass through Cargill's hands at some point. Yet Cargill remains largely invisible to most people and accountable to no one outside the company. This is an explosive book that breaks the silence on the true extent of Cargill's power and influence worldwide - its ability to shape national policies, and the implications of these strategies for all of us. Thoroughly revised and updated, Kneen's new book offers shocking new evidence of Cargill's activities since the book was first published.
Cargill’s Reach
Brewster Kneen examines Cargill’s commodity trade, financial activity, and influence on national policies.
Come here for
- Cargill’s trade in grains, oils, meat, and other commodities
- Its role in global financial markets
Expect
- A focus on Cargill’s worldwide reach and accountability
- A revised and updated edition
Where it sits
| Agribusiness | 68% |
|---|---|
| Globalization | 41% |
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Publisher categories
- Manufacturing Industry
- The Food Business
- International Trade Law
- Natural Resources
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- Trade & Tariffs
- Genetics & Genomics
- Science & Society
- Agriculture & Food Systems
- Authors
- Brewster Kneen
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Published
- September 20, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Corporate power and policy influence · Global food commodity trade · Corporate accountability
- Reading lane
- Manufacturing Industry