Jennifer Government

Jennifer Government is a 2003 dystopian novel by Max Barry, set in an alternate reality where most nations in the Americas and Oceania are dominated by powerful corporations and corporate libertarianism coalitions, and where government power is extremely limited. It was a finalist for a Campbell Award, and was included in The New York Times' annual list of notable books. The novel was retitled from Jennifer Government to Logoland in its German and Italian editions. In its Brazilian edition it was retitled to EU S/A, an abbreviation of Estados Unidos Sociedade AnĂ´nima, which roughly translates to United States, Inc.

Jennifer Government
The cover for English versions of the novel
AuthorMax Barry
Cover artistMaria Carella
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreSatire, speculative fiction
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
21 January 2003
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback) and e-book
Pages336
ISBN0-385-50759-3 (hardcover)
OCLC49285531
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3552.A7424 J46 2003
Preceded bySyrup 
Followed byCompany 

To help promote the novel, Barry created a browser game titled Jennifer Government: NationStates (later shortened to NationStates). In the game, players make choices which are inspired by the novel and which affect the economy, society, and culture of their countries. NationStates launched alongside the book and remains active as of February 11th, 2024.

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