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When Corporations Rule the World 2ND Edition
by David C Korten

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Publisher Comments:

As last year's World Trade Organization protests in Seattle indicate, author Korten is not alone in his concern about the harmful effects of globalization on politics, society, and the environment. He examines how economic globalization has resulted in the emergence of a new organizational form--the transnational corporation.

Book News Annotation:

While protestors at the WTO meetings in Seattle and at similar meetings of the global financial institutions have been derided as ill-informed troublemakers by the majority of the press, Korten (former advisor to the Ford Foundation and U.S. Agency for International Development) argues that their concerns about increasingly centralized corporate power are essentially right. He outlines the evolution of corporate power over the economy and governance worldwide, while acknowledging the severe depredations it causes to millions around the world. After looking at many facets of the problem in financial systems, flawed economic analyses, declining democratic institutions, and other aspects of growing corporate power, he offers some solutions. He grounds his alternative in a theory he calls the "Ecological Revolution" that would attempt to localize economies, while globalizing cooperation among communities.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

It is absolutely essential to be exposed to David C. Kortens work. . .on corporations and viable alternatives to corporate hegemony.

--Educate Volume 2, Issue 3

*An international best-seller

*Endorsed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and World Economic Forum Founder Klaus Schwab

This second edition updates the reader on the deepening human crisis of the global economy. The gap between rich and poor continues to grow, and people continue to exploit the planet. Korten writes of the new global citizens' movement of activism in response to corporate globalization, and of civil society groups' efforts to restructure global economic governance. He transitions from a critical analysis of the new world order to an optimistic focus on the role of spirit and culture in a civil-ized society.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781887208048
Subtitle:
Second Edition
Author:
Korten, David C.
Author:
Korten, David C.
Publisher:
Libri
Location:
Bloomfield, Conn.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Industries
Subject:
Ecology
Subject:
International Relations
Subject:
Economics
Subject:
Economics - International
Subject:
International economic relations
Subject:
Corporations
Subject:
Economic Conditions
Subject:
International business enterprises
Subject:
Sustainable Development
Subject:
Environmentalism
Subject:
Industrialization
Subject:
Business and politics
Subject:
Big business
Subject:
Power
Subject:
International - Economics
Subject:
International Relations - General
Subject:
Economics - General
Subject:
World economics
Subject:
Political philosophy
Edition Number:
2
Series Volume:
105-37
Publication Date:
May 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
408
Dimensions:
8.96x6.06x1.06 in. 1.17 lbs.
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