STWR - Share The World's Resources  Search Newsletters Webfeeds
• Decrease font size   • Default font size   • Increase font
size STWR has launched a new website:    If you have any
questions, contact  Multinational Corporations  Latest  
Overview   Key Facts   More Info   News Alerts Print E-mail
Once considered dangerous and untrustworthy by governments,
corporate enterprises are now the key players in the globalised
economy, exerting substantial influence over governments and
international organizations the world over. Their financial
success seems endless; despite a widespread economic downturn in
recent years, corporate profits are at an all time high, with
the largest banks, oil, pharmaceutical and retail companies
regularly reporting record turnovers. A significant proportion
of these profits are reinvested not only in influencing politics
and economics, but ensuring that people continue to consume
their products.  Economic and Political Influence  Despite
employing less than one percent of the glob