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Big Business, Poor Peoples

Paperback • 2008 • English • 2. edition

Big Business, Poor Peoples: How Transnational Corporations Damage the World's Poor

By John Madeley

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About the book

Transnational corporations are one of the most important actors in the global economy, occupying a more powerful position than ever before. In their persistent battle to increase profits, they have increasingly turned to the developing world, a world that holds many attractions for them. But what is their impact on the poor? Now in its second edition, Big Business, Poor Peoples finds that these corporations are damaging the lives of millions of poor people in developing countries. Looking at ev...Show more

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ISBN

9781848130333

Publisher

Zed Books

Published year

2008

Language

English

Edition

2

Original title

Big Business, Poor Peoples

Format

Paperback

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