Silent Coup - How Corporations Overthrew Democracy

As European empires crumbled in the 20th century, the power structures that had dominated the world for centuries were up for renegotiation. Yet instead of a rebirth for democracy, what emerged was a silent coup - namely, the unstoppable rise of global corporate power.

Exposing the origins of this epic power grab as well as its present-day consequences, Silent Coup is the result of two investigative journalists' reports from 30 countries around the world. It provides an explosive guide to the rise of a corporate empire that now dictates how resources are allocated, how territories are governed, and how justice is defined.

Biographies
Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Meeting

Part I. Corporate Justice
1. Democracy on Trial
2. Corporate Courts
3. Secret Insurance
4. Capitalist Magna Carta
5. The Boomerang

Part II. Corporate Welfare
6. Aid-funded Business
7. Financing 'Development'
8. Buying Power
9. Aiding Elites
10. A New Continent

Part III. Corporate Utopias
11. Fences Up
12. Irish Invasion
13. Rights Suspended
14. Private Cities
15. Finance is King

Part IV. Corporate Armies
16. Peace without Democracy
17. Profits versus Peasants
18. Private Borders
19. Private Protection
20. Lucrative Threats

Epilogue: Ugly Truths

Bibliography
Notes
Index