Invisible Giant

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Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies

Brewster Kneen

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Pluto Press
20 September 2002

International business; Food manufacturing & related industries

Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largeley unseen by the public. Cargill, with its headquarters in the US, is the largest private corporation in North America, and possibly the world. Cargill trades in food commodities and produces a great many of them: grains, flour, malt, corn, cotton, salt, vegetable oils, fruit juices, animal feeds and meat. Among its most profitable activities is its trade in the global financial markets. There are few national economies unaffected by Cargill's activities, and few eaters in the north whose food does not pass through Cargill's hands at some point. Yet Cargill remains largely invisible to most people and accountable to no one outside the company. This is the second edition of an explosive book that breaks the silence on the true extent of Cargill's power and influence worldwide - its ability to shape national policies, and the implications of these strategies for all of us. Thoroughly revised and updated, Kneen's new book offers shocking new evidence of Cargill's activities since the book was first published in 1995. He examines how it has succeeded in eliminating competition by undertaking joint ventures with virtually all of its supposed competitors. He shows how this massive corporation continues to acquire and divest, extending its grip even further in what amounts to almost total control of the global food system.

By: Brewster Kneen
Imprint: Pluto Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 351g
ISBN: 9780745319582
ISBN 10: 0745319580
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 20 September 2002
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1. Mutant Giants 2. Cargill Inc – The Numbers 3. Origins, Organisation and Ownership 4. Policy Advocacy and Capitalist Subsidies 5. Creatures: Feeding and Processing 6. Cotton, Peanuts & Malting 7. Processing: Oilseeds, Soybeans, Corn & Wheat 8. Invisible Commodities 9. E-commerce 10. Coming and Going: Transport and Storage 11. A Typical Story– Canada, and Mexico 12. Fertiliser 13. The West Coast 14. Rivers of Soy - South America 15. Juice 16. The 'Far East' 17. Seeds 18. Salt 19. Only Cargill’s Future? Periodicals referred to Endnotes Index

Brewster Kneen is Canada's foremost analyst and critic of agribusiness. He has written several books on different aspects of food and its production including Invisible Giant: Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies (Pluto, 2002) and also publishes a monthly newsletter, The Ram's Horn.

Reviews for Invisible Giant: Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies

'If you want to understand both the theory and the reality of modern economics, Kneen's impressively researched book is a fascinating place to start' -- Red Pepper