This book is about the growing dominance of transnational corporations over many aspects of our lives, from executive super-pay to private sector pension funds. The authors of this book look at the hi-tech agro-chemical and genetic engineering companies that now dominate the food chain. In this detailed account, they show how a handful of companies have accelerated the industrialization of agriculture; penetrated the previously independent world of scholarly research; manipulated public opinion, and more.
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Introduction 1. Paving The Road To Biotech Agriculture 2. Corporations: From Royal Charters To Biotech Gold Rush 3. Image Control: Manipulation and Public Relations 4. Consolidation Through The Life Science Concept 5. Corporate Profiles 6. The Main International Players And Corporate Influence/Interests 7. Corporate Influence on International Regulatory Bodies 8. Government Legislation and Corporate Agendas/Influence 9. Opening Up The South
