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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 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, Kneen's new book offers shocking new evidence of Cargill's activities since the book was first published.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9780745319582","publication_date":"20020920","publisher":"Pluto Press","slug":"invisible-giant","subtitle":"Cargill and Its Transnational Strategies","title":"Invisible Giant"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"LAW014010","confidence_band":"high","label":"International Trade Law","score":0.8001,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"BUS070010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Agribusiness","score":0.7236,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"POL011020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Trade & Tariffs","score":0.7175,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"LAW014010","confidence_band":"high","label":"International Trade Law","score":0.8001,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"BUS070010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Agribusiness","score":0.7236,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"POL011020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Trade & Tariffs","score":0.7175,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"BUS070050","confidence_band":"high","label":"Manufacturing Industry","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"BUS070120","confidence_band":"high","label":"The Food Business","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"LAW014010","confidence_band":"high","label":"International Trade Law","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"NAT038000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Natural Resources","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"POL011020","confidence_band":"high","label":"Trade & Tariffs","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"SCI029000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Genetics & Genomics","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"SCI075000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Science & Society","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"SOC055000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Agriculture & Food Systems","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"International Trade Law","score":0.8001,"slug":"international-trade-law"},{"label":"Agribusiness","score":0.7236,"slug":"agribusiness"},{"label":"Trade & Tariffs","score":0.7175,"slug":"trade-tariffs"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers interested in how Cargill shapes national policy worldwide","Good for readers interested in global food commodity markets"],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Christopher Leonard"],"book_id":"9781451645835","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781451645835.jpg?v=15de5862c9531386","score":0.6891,"title":"The Meat Racket","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781451645835"},{"authors":["Austin Frerick","Eric Schlosser - 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