The Black Book of Corporations

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The Black Book of Corporations
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First-edition cover
AuthorKlaus-Werner Lobo and Hans Weiss
Original titleDas Schwarzbuch Markenfirmen
GenreNon-fiction
Publication date
2001

The Black Book of Corporations (German : Das Schwarzbuch Markenfirmen) is a book by Austrian journalists Klaus-Werner Lobo and Hans Weiss first published in 2001. [1] The publication appeared shortly after large-scale protests against the Group of Eight (G8) summit in Genoa. [1]

Contents

Content

The book discusses the activities of a range of multinational corporations linked in the authors’ view to social discrimination, environmental pollution, and alleged violations of labor standards, human rights and consumer protection. [2]

Werner investigated companies accused of purchasing raw materials from suppliers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, raising concerns about child and prison labour and indirect financing of armed groups. [1] Weiss examined allegations regarding the conduct of clinical trials in parts of Eastern Europe. [1] The authors present these case studies in the broader context of globalization, international trade organisations, and the influence of multinational enterprises. [1]

Editions

A second edition, The New Black Book of Corporations (German : Das neue Schwarzbuch Markenfirmen), was released in 2003. [1] A third updated edition appeared in 2006. [1] The book has been translated into several languages, including Dutch, Spanish, Hungarian, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, Swedish and Russian. [1]

See also

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Klaus Werner und Hans Weiss: Schwarzbuch Markenfirmen – Die Welt im Griff der Konzerne". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 15 March 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Anjum, Muhammad (2006). "Book Review: The Black Book of Corporations". Market Forces. 2 (4). KIET: 117–118. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
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