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The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

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Corporations disassembled; pathology of power revealed.

"The Corporation" by Joel Bakan might resonate with you if you're curious about the inner workings and moral implications of modern economic giants. It poses the controversial comparison of corporations to psychopathic personalities, a notion that challenges the reader to reconsider the structure and impact of corporate power on society. Moreover, it's not just a critique but a platform for potential reforms, offering a balance between analysis and solutions.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

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ISBN: 9780743247467
Authors: Joel Bakan
Publisher: Free Press
Date of Publication: 2005-03-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Law, Economics, History, Business, Sociology, Politics
Goodreads rating: 4.07
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The inspiration for the film that won the 2004 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary, The Corporation contends that the corporation is created by law to function much like a psychopathic personality, whose destructive behavior, if unchecked, leads to scandal and ruin.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.
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Corporations disassembled; pathology of power revealed.

"The Corporation" by Joel Bakan might resonate with you if you're curious about the inner workings and moral implications of modern economic giants. It poses the controversial comparison of corporations to psychopathic personalities, a notion that challenges the reader to reconsider the structure and impact of corporate power on society. Moreover, it's not just a critique but a platform for potential reforms, offering a balance between analysis and solutions.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.