The Corporation

The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

by Joel Bakan
 
4.50 based on 51 reviews.

Media:

Paperback Book, 240 pages

Our Price:

$8.98

List Price:

$15.00

You Save:

$6.02 (40.13 %)

Product Description

Over the last 150 years the corporation has risen from relative obscurity to become the world's dominant economic institution. Eminent Canadian law professor and legal theorist Joel Bakan contends that today's corporation is a pathological institution, a dangerous possessor of the great power it wields over people and societies.

In this revolutionary assessment of the history, character, and globalization of the modern business corporation, Bakan backs his premise with the following observations:

  • The corporation's legally defined mandate is to pursue relentlessly and without exception its own economic self-interest, regardless of the harmful consequences it might cause to others.

  • The corporation's unbridled self-interest victimizes individuals, society, and, when it goes awry, even shareholders and can cause corporations to self-destruct, as recent Wall Street scandals reveal.

  • Governments have freed the corporation, despite its flawed character, from legal constraints through deregulation and granted it ever greater authority over society through privatization.

But Bakan believes change is possible and he outlines a far-reaching program of achievable reforms through legal regulation and democratic control.

Featuring in-depth interviews with such wide-ranging figures as Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman, business guru Peter Drucker, and cultural critic Noam Chomsky, The Corporation is an extraordinary work that will educate and enlighten students, CEOs, whistle-blowers, power brokers, pawns, pundits, and politicians alike.

Product Details

  • Subtitle: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
  • Media: Paperback Book, 240 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press (March 01, 2005)
  • ISBN-10: 0743247469
  • ISBN-13: 9780743247467
  • Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 lbs
  • Note: Some of this information came from Amazon.com

Customers who bought this item also bought

$6.98 used, $15.48 new

When Corporations Rule the World
David C Korten

When Corporations Rule the World explains how economic globalization h...

$8.48 used, $20.98 new

The Definitive Drucker
Elizabeth Edersheim

â??We need a new theory of management. The assumptions built int...

$14.98 new

The Divine Right of Capital
Marjorie Kelly

Wealth inequity, corporate welfare, and industrial pollution are the...

Place Order



$8.98
(Used, Paperback, Good)

Already Own It?

We're accepting donations of this book to support non-profit literacy partners.

 
Family Literacy Special

Staff Picks

taff picks: New and used, from best-selling titles to best-kept secrets out of the corners of our warehouse, Better World employees share what’s on their night table. > View More Staff Picks (rss)

John's Pick

Hyperion
Dan Simmons

A Hugo Award-winning sci-fi classic, this is a must read if you have a sci-fi...