Silent Coup

Claire Provost is co-founder and codirector of the new non-profit Institute for Journalism and Social Change. She was previously Head of Global Investigations at the independent media outlet openDemocracy, a fellow at the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) in London, and a data journalist at the Guardian. This is her first book.Matt Kennard is co-founder, and chief investigator, at Declassified UK, a news outlet investigating British foreign policy. He was a fellow and then director at the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) in London, UK. He has worked as a staff writer for the Financial Times in Washington, DC, New York, and London. He is the author of two acclaimed books: Irregular Army (2012) and The Racket (2015).

• BiographiesAcknowledgementsIntroduction: The MeetingPart I. Corporate Justice1. Democracy on Trial2. Corporate Courts3. Secret Insurance4. Capitalist Magna Carta5. The BoomerangPart II. Corporate Welfare6. Aid-funded Business7. Financing ‘Development’8. Buying Power9. Aiding Elites10. A New ContinentPart III. Corporate Utopias11. Fences Up12. Irish Invasion13. Rights Suspended14. Private Cities15. Finance is KingPart IV. Corporate Armies16. Peace without Democracy17. Profits versus Peasants18. Private Borders19. Private Protection20. Lucrative ThreatsEpilogue: Ugly TruthsBibliographyNotesIndex

This book is full of information that scholars can and should follow up with more research … For those interested in learning more about the global dynamics and political impact of corporate governance, and doing their own research, this book is a good start.