Corporate Watch Marxist Analysis

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The work of the Corporate Watch is described on their website as, ‘a not-for-profit co-operative providing critical information on the social and environmental impacts of corporations and capitalism…our research, journalism, analysis and training have supported people affected by corporations and those taking action for radical social change.’ With this mission statement alone, the work of the campaign exemplifies the core essence of Marxist Jurisprudence incredibly well. Whether you accept the claims of Marx’s doctrine, its influence on shaping the society we live in today is more significant than most of us realise. The theories in Marxist jurisprudence focus on the material changes in the world around us, and their causes. Marx believed

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