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Book SynopsisReveals how the EU's policies on health, climate change, armaments and food safety have been tailored to please a corporate elite.
Trade Review'Exposes the anti-democratic, pro-corporate agenda at the heart of the EU. This is a devastating indictment that should be required reading for every European citizen' -- John Hilary, Executive Director, War on Want
'Rigourously researched, elegantly written, and brilliantly analysed, Corporate Europe reveals the rising power of corporations to set policy and govern our lives and societies. A fascinating and scary read' -- Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Power
'Shows how corporate lobbyists dominate the EU - boosting the 1% and harming the interests of the rest of us. A necessary call to retake Europe' -- David Miller, author A Century of Spin: How Public Relations Became the Cutting Edge of Corporate Power
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
A short guide to the European Union
List of acronyms
Introduction
1. Wrecking the welfare state
2. Bombarded by bankers
3. War is good for business
4. How we live and diet
5. Smoke and mirrors
6. Cheating on climate
7. The malign legacy of Peter Mandelson
Conclusion: Taking Europe back
Notes
Index
