Invisible Giant - Second Edition: Cargill and its Transnational Strategies
Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largely unseen by the public. Cargill, with its headquarters in the US, is the largest private corporation in North America, and possibly in 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...
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* No hold's barred exposé of the world's largest food company* Uncovers predatory activities and unfettered monopoly that effect every American consumer Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largely unseen by the public. Cargill, with its headquarters in the US, is the largest private corporation in North America, and possibly in 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, 'Invisible Giant' offers shocking new evidence of Cargill's activities since the book was first published in 1995. Kneen 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. Catholic New Times Brewster Kneen's strong analysis of Cargill should be required reading for anyone interested in how we get our food.
Preface1Mutant Giants12Cargill Inc. - The Numbers163Origins, Organization and Ownership204Policy Advocacy and Capitalist Subsidies305Creatures: Feeding and Processing416Cotton, Peanuts and Malting597Processing: Oilseeds, Soybeans, Corn and Wheat658Invisible Commodities809E-commerce9010Coming and Going: Transport and Storage9411Typical Stories - Canada and Mexico10412Fertilizer11013The West Coast11614Rivers of Soy - South America12115Juice13416The 'Far East'14217Seeds17018Salt18119Only Cargill's Future?194Notes201References206Index208
\ Boycott QuarterlyPeople who are concerned about the influence of corporations on civic institutions, on economic security, on the well-being of the environment, and who are interested in working to change that influence could hardly find a better primer on corporate thinking and conduct than this book.\ \ \ \ \ Forbes MagazineCargill's secret is hiring good people and giving them a real challenge, so they'll rise to it, says Brewster Kneen, author of the recently published second edition of "Invisible Giant". One trader in his mid-20s was handed $30 million and told to build a bond portfolio from scratch. He did.\ \ \ Boycott QuarterlyPeople who are concerned about the influence of corporations on civic institutions, on economic security, on the well-being of the environment, and who are interested in working to change that influence could hardly find a better primer on corporate thinking and conduct than this book.\ \ \ \ \ Catholic New TimesBrewster Kneen's strong analysis of Cargill should be required reading for anyone interested in how we get our food.\ \ \ \ \ Republican NewsAn excellent book which draws readers into an Orwellian 1984 environment and leaves shivers. Don't read it alone.\ \
