Bibliograph

Private empire, ExxonMobil and American power, Steve Coll

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Private empire, ExxonMobil and American power, Steve Coll

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [659]-664) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Private empire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

757470242

Responsibility statement

Steve Coll

Sub title

ExxonMobil and American power

Summary

In this book the author goes deep inside ExxonMobil Corp, the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States. He investigates the notoriously secretive ExxonMobil Corporation, revealing the true extent of its power. ExxonMobil's annual revenues are larger than the economic activity in the great majority of countries, equivalent to the GDP of Norway. In many of the countries where it conducts business, ExxonMobil's sway over politics and security is greater than that of the United States embassy. In Washington, ExxonMobil spends more money lobbying Congress and the White House than any other corporation. Yet despite its outsized influence, it is a black box

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