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When Corporations Rule the World
by David C. Korten
ISBN: 1887208003
ISBN-13: 9781887208000
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
This title is an apocalyptic tome that describes the global spread of corporate power as a malignant cancer exercising a market of tyranny that is gradually destroying lives, democratic institutions and the ecosystem for the benefit of greedy companies and investors.
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"The book is at once chilling and heartening....The light in this work comes from Korten's thoughtful suggestions about finding what is valuable to us-as individuals and as a culture-and taking back our power as citizens."
-- NAPRA ReView
"A rarity: intelligent analysis married to frontline experience."
-- Whole Earth Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Ingram Pub Services
Published date: 1995
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.6 pounds
Pages: 374
Publisher's Notes
Growing Numbers of thoughtful business executives are joining social activists in a shared concern that the emerging global system of business has become a serious threat to long-term human interests. This controversial book goes beyond the prevailing conventional wisdom to address the often neglected issues of modern corporate power. In a well-reasoned, extensively researched analysis, David Korten exposes the harmful effects of economic globalization; sets out the underlying causes of today's social, economic, environmental, and political crises; and outlines a strategy for creating localized economics that empower people and communities within a system of global cooperation. In When Corporations Rule the World, Korten shows how the convergence of ideological, political, and technological forces is leading to an ever-greater concentration of economic and political power in a handful of corporations and financial institutions, separating their interests from the human interest, and leaving the market system blind to all but its own short term financial gains. Korten documents the devastating human and environmental consequences of the successful efforts of corporations to reconstruct values and institutions everywhere to serve narrow financial ends. He explains why human survival depends on a community-based, life-centered alternative beyond the outmoded strictures of communism and capitalism, and suggests specific steps to achieve it. Literate and authoritative, When Corporations Rule the World is insightful reading for business people, activists, and ordinary citizens who want to restore the balance of power in the world.
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When Corporations Rule the World
Korten, David C
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Berrett-Koehler Pub, 1995. Contents clean and tight.. Stated First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by BOOKPOWER (United States)
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When Corporations Rule the World
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Berrett-Koehler Pub.; Kumarian Press, 1995. Sm. tears, rubbings, and a crease to bottom front of DJ; rubbings to book; price clipped from front flap of DJ.. Cloth and Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Lofthouse Books (United States)
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When Corporations Rule the World
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 1995. "In WHEN CORPORATIONS RULE THE WORLD, Korten shows how the convergence of ideological, political, and technological forces is leading to an ever-greater concentration of economic and political power in a handful of corporations and financial institutions, separating their interests from the human interest, and leaving the market system blind to all but its own short term financial gains." This book has 374 pages.. ISBN: 1-887208-00-3. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CORPORATIONS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION BUSINESS. ( more information) Offered by Glued To The Tube Books (United States)
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When Corporations Rule the World
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 1995. "In WHEN CORPORATIONS RULE THE WORLD, Korten shows how the convergence of ideological, political, and technological forces is leading to an ever-greater concentration of economic and political power in a handful of corporations and financial institutions, separating their interests from the human interest, and leaving the market system blind to all but its own short term financial gains." This book has 374 pages.. ISBN: 1-887208-00-3. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CORPORATIONS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION BUSINESS. ( more information) Offered by Glued To The Tube Books (United States)
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When Corporations Rule the World
Korten, David C
West hartford, CT: Kumarian Press, 1995. Hardbound. Very Good. VG in VG DJ. ( more information) Offered by About Books Inc. (United States)
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When Corporations Rule the World (Kumarian Press Books for a World That Works)
Korten, David C
Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Hardcover. 1887208003 B523/First Edition, First Printing, 1995/Hardback with dust jacket/Book Condition: Very Good/ Jacket Condition - Edge wear and mended tear lower corner/Price clipped. . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Ye Olde Book Worm (United States)
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When Corporations Rule the World
Korten, David C
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc, 1995. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Type: Hard Back Second Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Slight edgewear to jacket. Insightful reading for business people, activists, and ordinary citizens who want to restore the balance of power in the world. ( more information) Offered by The Parnassus BookShop (United States)
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Bloomfield, CT, U.S.A.: Kumarian Press, Incorporated, 1995. The book has the previous owner's inscription in pen on the first page.. Fourth Edition/Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information) Offered by Oddball Books (United States)
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WHEN CORPORATIONS RULE THE WORLD
Korten, David C
West Hartford. 1995. Kumarian/Berrett-Koehler. 1st Printing. Very Good In Dustjacket. pages: 378 pages. Cover: Jacket design by Charles Rue Woods. keywords: Politics Business World. ISBN: 1887208003. A deep gap is growing between the promises of the new global capitalism and the reality of the social breakdown, inequality, insecurity, spiritual emptiness, and environmental destruction left in its wake. What went wrong, and why? In The Post-Corporate World, David C. Korten makes a well-documented case that the new global capitalism is delivering a fatal blow not only to life but to democracy and the market. But rather than simply presenting a doomsday scenario, Korten shows that it isn’t too late for change. Drawing on the new biology and a growing understanding of living systems, the book argues that the most promising alternative is a world of healthy market economies that function as extensions of healthy local ecosystems to meet the needs of people and communities. keywords: Politics Business World inventory # 22005. ISBN: 1887208003. ( more information) Offered by Zeno's (United States)
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When Corporations Rule the World
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Berrett-Koehler Pub, 1995. Black hardcover w/silver lettering. First Edition. Book in VG+ condition. Pages all clean/unmarked. Lightest scuffing to covers. Covers bright/clean. Binding solid. Jacket w/light wear. Crease to inside flap. Clean/solid. SIGNED/Inscribed by author on title page. 374 pp.. Signed/Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Eastburn Books (United States)
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When Corporations Rule the World (Kumarian Press Books for a World That Works)
David C. Korten
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1995-09. Hardcover. New. New and in excellent condition (light wear on dust jacket, otherwise in mint/pristine condition). Pages are crisp and clean with a tight spine.Ships Quickly! Shop with confidence, satisfaction guaranteed! ( more information) Offered by novel-books (United States)
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When Corporations Rule the World
Korten, David C
San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Fine/Fine ISBN 1-887208-00-3.. 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing Size=6"x9" Hard Cover w/Dust Jacket 374pp(Index) Clean, tight & bright. NO ink names, bookplates, DJ tears etc. Price is unclipped. Keywords: Global Business, Power Politics, Politics & Business, Economic Order, Economic Power. ( more information) Offered by Ed Conroy Bookseller - edconroybooks.com (United States)
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