Beginning in the 1960s, social, economic, and political observers
expressed concern over the role of multinational corporations. As the global
economy has evolved, it is the trans-national corporation that provokes
apprehension. Increasingly, concentrations of economic, social and political
power are being held by a few strong companies. Corporate Rule shows how
devastating these effects have been in populations throughout the world This
hard-hitting title examines all aspects of corporate rule and the underlying
ideology which serves corporate interests. In particular, it examines its main
control mechanisms: trade agreements, the media, and the popular culture naming
corporate rule a form of tyranny no different than the tyrannies of dictators,
monarchs, or the church. Though a searing indictment of an unjust international
economic order, it is also a guide to the average person on how to understand
and address the enormous challenges of our time. The book argues that the most
promising alternative is a world of healthy market economies that function as
extensions of healthy local ecosystems to meet the needs of people and
communities.