Regional and Global Restructuring and the Rise of Corporate Power Europe Inc., just published by Pluto Press in association with Corporate Europe Observatory, provides a unique and comprehensive overview of the systematic ways in which transnational corporations -- working through lobby groups -- have succeeded in influencing a wide range of policies of the EU and other international institutions, such as the OECD, WTO and the United Nations. The authors cover the major players in these anti-democratic practices and analyse the structural and political factors which have enabled transnational corporations to become such a dominant force in politics. In their analysis of the EU's current neoliberal economic strategies -- which involve promoting deregulation and privatisation in virtually all areas and subordinating every policy field to the objective of international competitiveness -- the authors focus on the activities of corporate lobby groups and corporate-state alliances. These include bodies such as the European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT), the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the Association for Monetary Union of Europe (AMUE). The featured case studies examine corporate influence on transport, biotechnology, climate change policies, as well as key economic globalisation projects such as the Transatlantic Economic Partnership and the Multilateral Agreement on Investment. Europe Inc. synthesises Corporate Europe Observatory's research and publications of the past three years. Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) is a not-for-profit research and campaign group targeting the threats to democracy, equity, social justice and the environment posed by the economic and political power of corporations and their lobby groups. Ordering Information Europe Inc.; Regional & Global Restructuring and the Rise of Corporate Power Written by: Belén Balanyá, Ann Doherty, Olivier Hoedeman, Adam Ma'anit and Erik Wesselius. London: Pluto Press, January 2000. 272 pages, 4 photographs / 215 x 135mm Pocketbook: ISBN 0-7453-1491-0 (£14.99) Hardcover: ISBN 0-7453-1496-1 (£45.00) The book is available through bookshops, but can also be ordered directly from the Pluto Press web site or by contacting: Pluto Press, 345 Archway Road, London N6 5AA, United Kingdom Tel: +44-181-3482724; Fax: +44-181-3489133 E-mail: pluto@plutobks.demon.co.uk Pluto accepts Visa, Mastercard or cheque (payable to Pluto Press). Additional charges for packing and postage are as follows: UK: £2.50 for the first book, £0.50 for each additional book; Europe (incl. the Republic of Ireland): £2.95 for the first book, £1.25 for each additional book; Outside Europe: £6.50 for the first book, £2.50 for each additional book. < Back to Main Page