01695nam a22001697a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005804000070007304100080008008200200008810000160010824500650012426000590018930000290024836500200027752012280029720211027144659.0211027b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0886279232  cAL  aeng  223a651.7bCLAS  aTony Clarke  aSilent Coup: Confronting the Big Business Takeover of Canada  aOntariobCanadian Centre for Policy Alternativesc1997  aiv,273 p.bPBc22x15 cm.  b19.95c$d19.95  aFrom the back cover: Silent Coup is the story of how the CEOs of the largest corporations in Canada, planned and executed their takeover of our country. It alerts us to the destructive effects of corporate rule on our economy, our jobs, our social programs, and our political democracy. This book outlines a detailed and workable plan for challenging and ultimately rescuing Canada from its corporate masters. Tony Clarke shows how social movements and community organizationa can be retooled and revitalized, how they can effectively confront the transnational corporations and restore true economic, social and political democracy in Canada.
Silent Coup" alerts us to the destructive effects of corporate control of our economy, jobs, social programs, and political democracy.
The book outlines a detailed and workable plan for challenging the agenda for Canada set by large transnational corporations. It shows how social movements and community organizations can be retooled and revitalized to confront these corporations and how true economic, social, and political democracy can be restored.
"Silent Coup" offers a sharp diagnosis of the challenges confronting Canadian democracy and a clear prescription for action.