The Secret Empire: How 25 Multinationals Rule the World

Lowe explores the dangers of global oligopolies and their ability to wrest control away from governments, manipulate the flow of currency, set prices, sway political policy, and change the fundamental nature of countries in which they do business. She also tells how they spread technology, medical discoveries, and other social advances, and even enhance world peace. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.