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The Corporation; The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

ISBN: 9780743247467 | 0743247469
Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Pub. Date: 3/1/2005

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
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 p... MORE
Contents
Introduction
The Corporation's Rise to Dominance
Business as Usual
The Externalizing Machine
Democracy Ltd.
Corporations Unlimited
Reckoning
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
Table of Contents provi... MORE
Joel Bakan is professor of law at the University of British Columbia.


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