{"product_id":"the-silent-takeover","title":"The Silent Takeover","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf the world's 100 largest economies, 51 are now corporations, only 49 are nation-states. The sales of General Motors and Ford are greater than the gross domestic product of the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, and Wal-Mart now has a turnover higher than the revenues of most of the states of Eastern Europe. Yet few of us understand fully the growing dominance of big business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely acclaimed economist Noreena Hertz brilliantly reveals how corporations across the world manipulate and pressure governments by means both legal and illegal; how protest is becoming a more effective political weapon than the ballot-box; and how corporations are taking over from the state responsibility for everything from providing technology for schools to healthcare for the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silent Takeover\u003c\/em\u003e asks us to recognize the growing contradictions of a world divided between haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable wealth. In the face of these unacceptable extremes, Noreena Hertz outlines a new agenda to revitalize politics and renew democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67609818792303,"sku":"9780060559731","price":127.02,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/006055973X.jpg?v=1790610361","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/the-silent-takeover","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}