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The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and PowerJoel Bakan
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Rank: 8647 As a legal entity, a corporation has as its edict one and only one goal, to create profits for its shareholders, without legal or moral obligation to the welfare of workers, the environment, or the well-being of society as a whole. Corporations have successfully hijacked governments, promoting free-market solutions to virtually all of the concerns of human endeavor. Competition and self-interest dominate, and other aspects of human nature, such as creativity, empathy, and the ability to live in harmony with the earth, are suppressed and even ridiculed. Bakan believes that, like Communism, this ideological order cannot last and that corporate rule must be challenged to bring balance and revive the values of democracy, social justice, equality, and compassion. This eye-opening look at a system "programmed to exploit others for profit" has been made into a provocative film documentary that could be the next Bowling for Columbine. David Siegfried Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. About the AuthorJoel Bakan is professor of law at the University of British Columbia. A Rhodes Scholar and former law clerk to Chief Justice Brian Dickson of the Supreme Court of Canada, he holds law degrees from Oxford, Harvard, and Dalhousie Universities.An internationally renowned legal authority, Bakan has written widely on law and its social and economic impact. He is the co-creator and writer of a documentary film and television miniseries called The Corporation, which is based on the book.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. EditorialsSample 3 of 3The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power Joel Bakan
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