| From Booklist *Starred Review* Bakan, an internationally recognized legal... |
Money-Employment-Careers Best Sellers
Books, eBooks & Other Information Products |
Money-Employment.Marc8.com
Sat February 18, 2012 |
|
|
|||
| Book Editorial:1
The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power Joel Bakan 
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Rank: 8647 *Starred Review* Bakan, an internationally recognized legal scholar and professor of law at the University of British Columbia, takes a powerful stab at the most influential institution of our time, the corporation. 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.
Editorial: 1 of 3
« Prev Editorial
|
All Editorials(3)
|
Next Editorial »
Customer Reviews(19) | Product Info | Product Listings EditorialsThe Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power Joel Bakan Editorial
1 - 3 of 3
Customer ReviewsSample 3 of 18The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power Joel Bakan
Top 10 Best Selling Money-Employment Book Categories
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||