John Hilary is Head of Trade Policy for the Labour Party, and the former Executive Director of War on Want. He is the author of The Poverty of Capitalism (Pluto, 2013).

'An important read not only for the young social activist or those interested in capitalism, but for anyone who has a general interest in politics looking to understand the true costs of global capitalism'

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. Crisis, Continuity and Change3. Corporate Power in Practice4. The Corporate Social Responsibility Delusion5. Extractives: Dispossession Through Devastation6. Garments: Capitalism’s False Promise7. Food: the Final Frontier8. Beyond CapitalismBibliographyIndex

John Hilary is Head of Trade Policy for the Labour Party, and the former Executive Director of War on Want. He is the author of The Poverty of Capitalism (Pluto, 2013).

'An important read not only for the young social activist or those interested in capitalism, but for anyone who has a general interest in politics looking to understand the true costs of global capitalism'

• AcknowledgementsAbbreviations1. Introduction2. Crisis, Continuity and Change3. Corporate Power in Practice4. The Corporate Social Responsibility Delusion5. Extractives: Dispossession Through Devastation6. Garments: Capitalism’s False Promise7. Food: the Final Frontier8. Beyond CapitalismBibliographyIndex