chapter 5 “the customer is our enemy” what is this chapter about?
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Chapter 5“The Customer is Our Enemy”
What is this chapter about?
What stories does Patel tell?
Why does he tell those particular stories?
4 questions:
Patel is keen to remind readers that agriculture corporations (i.e. agribusiness TNCs) are in business for what purpose? (p. 105)
What is “the deeper power gained by consolidation”? (p. 107)
According to Patel, what impact do agribusiness TNC political efforts have on the market? (lower/higher prices, more/less competition, etc.) (pp. 110-111)
What point(s) is Patel trying to make in his discussion of “the national interest”? (pp. 112-115)
What IS the national interest?
pp. 114-115
The following excerpts are drawn from:Democracy Journal (Winter 2007)
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