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Corporation Nation: How Corporations Are Taking Over Our Lives and What We Can Do about It
by Charles Derber

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Foreword by Ralph Nader. In Corporation Nation Derber addresses the unchecked power of today’s corporations to shape the way we work, earn, buy, sell, and think—the very way we live. Huge, far-reaching mergers are now commonplace, downsizing is rampant, and our lines of communication, news and entertainment media, jobs, and savings are increasingly controlled by a handful of global—and unaccountable—conglomerates. We are, in effect, losing our financial and emotional security, depending more than ever on the whim of these corporations. But it doesn’t have to be this way, as this book makes clear. Just as the original Populist movement of the nineteenth century helped dethrone the robber barons, Derber contends that a new, positive populism can help the U.S. workforce regain its self-control. Drawing on core sociological concepts and demonstrating the power of the sociological imagination, he calls for revisions in our corporate system, changes designed to keep corporations healthy while also making them answerable to the people. From rewriting corporate charters to altering consumer habits, Derber offers new aims for businesses and empowering strategies by which we all can make a difference.

Synopsis:

In a world where Bill Gates wields more power than Bill Clinton, a leading social critic shows how things got this way and how we can change them.
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About the Author

Charles Derber, professor of sociology at Boston College and noted social critic, is the author of The Wilding of America
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312254612
Subtitle:
How Corporations Are Taking Over Our Lives -- And What We Can Do about It
Introduction:
Nader, Ralph
Preface:
Chomsky, Noam
Introduction:
Nader, Ralph
Foreword:
Nader, Ralph
Author:
Derber, Charles
Preface:
Chomsky, Noam
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Location:
New York
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
U.S. Government
Subject:
Democracy
Subject:
Corporations
Subject:
Economic Conditions
Subject:
International trade
Subject:
Social responsibility of business
Subject:
Industrial policy
Subject:
Government & Business
Subject:
Corporation law
Subject:
Corporate
Subject:
Business and politics
Subject:
Labor policy
Subject:
Sovereignty, violation of
Subject:
Power
Subject:
General Current Events
Subject:
Government - U.S. Government
Edition Description:
First
Series Volume:
no. 74
Publication Date:
April 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
8.23x5.48x1.03 in. .87 lbs.
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