The Corporation : The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power

Author: Joel Bakan
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ISBN: 0743247442
Publisher: Free Press (10 March, 2004)
Sales Rank: 2,656
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 out of 5

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Rating: 5 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Enlighten yourself
What an amazing book! Discusses a wide range of issues related to the negative impact of socially-irresponsible corporations. One of the best books on the topic. You will feel very educated on this issue after reading the book.

I also like how the authors offer a very balanced perspective about corporations. For example, the recognize that many people who work at these multinational corporations might be good, caring citizens, but in their position, as say CEO, they recognize that their responsibility is to make as much money as possible for their shareholders.

The examples in this book are chilling and memorable. Share this book with a friend!

Rating: 5 out of 5
Wake up America
and smell that corporate coffee. Joel Bakan has thankfully written a wonderfully concise book on the dominant instution that is currently steering mankind to the brink of destruction: the modern corporation. The big point: Corporations are legally bound to act only in the interest of their shareholders. That's it. Any public benefit is limited ONLY TO THE EXTENT that their shareholders will profit. Given this assumption, it becomes easy to see how the burden of the corporation's indescretions are shifted to of all mankind, thus threatening our very survival. Bakan's institutional analysis is sound, and worthy of every man or woman's undivided attention. If you haven't read it, also read Noam Chomsky's "Understanding Power." That book is a strong partner to this fine text by Bakan.

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