Shadow Sovereigns, How Global Corporations Are Seizing Power by George, Susan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Introduction

What Makes Power Legitimate? Why Defend This Model? What Is Required For Authority To Be Legitimate? Notes

1 Lobbies, Mega-Lobbies and How to Join Them

How it Works in Washington It Cost US $5 Billion But We Won: Lobbying to Create a Really Spectacular Financial Crisis Democracy at a Standstill: Nimtoo Rules A Visit to Backward Europe How Do They Do It? Mega-Lobbies – Sorry – ‘Institutes’, ‘Councils’, ‘Centres’ and ‘Foundations’ Foxes and Hens, Sheep and Wolves: A European Example A Modern Metamorphosis: The Iasb Richard Berman Le Magnifique Who’s Booze Blues The World’s Worst Problem : Climate Change Notes

2 Transnational Treaties: Tailored By and For Transnational Corporations

Some History: First Steps to a Takeover Enter the Era of All-Encompassing Trade Treaties The Trade Treaties And Geopolitics How Did The Ttip Get Started? Who’s Behind It? Slogan As Law Corporations, Organizations, Proliferations Decoding: So What Exactly is the Ttip About? Content Providers Opposition Rises, the Commission Retaliates Resolution of Disputes, Dissolution of Democracy A Windfall for Lawyers Where Will Disputes Arise? Some Concrete Possibilities The Eu Counter-Offensive Conclusion Notes

3 Regulatory Cooperation: More Danger Ahead

Playing Chicken? A Test Case Rcc Does Not Stand for ‘Renewed Concern for Citizens’ Helping Hands Notes

4 From Trans- to Supra-National: Corporate Troops Invade the United Nations

Happy Business Day To You Burn Baby Burn Notes

5 Davos: Designer of the Future?

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Conclusion

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