A century and a half after its birth, the modern business corporation, an artificial person made in the image of a human psychopath, now is seeking to remake real people in its image.
These are the elements of an emerging order that may prove to be as dangerous as any fundamentalism that history has produced. For in a world where a… - Joel Bakan
These are the elements of an emerging order that may prove to be as dangerous as any fundamentalism that history has produced. For in a world where a…
- Joel Bakan
The corporation, like the psychopathic personality it resembles, is programmed to exploit others for profit. - Joel Bakan
The corporation, like the psychopathic personality it resembles, is programmed to exploit others for profit.
The whole difficulty I think that that we're facing now is the question of who is going to ensure that corporations are accountable. The problem with… - Joel Bakan
The whole difficulty I think that that we're facing now is the question of who is going to ensure that corporations are accountable. The problem with…
Goodwin has done the seemingly impossible-he has made economics comprehensible and funny. - Joel Bakan
Goodwin has done the seemingly impossible-he has made economics comprehensible and funny.
The notion that business and government are and should be partners is ubiquitous, unremarkable, and repeated like a mantra by leaders in both domains… - Joel Bakan
The notion that business and government are and should be partners is ubiquitous, unremarkable, and repeated like a mantra by leaders in both domains…
The corporation is not an independent "person" with its own rights, needs, and desires that regulators must respect. It is a state created tool for a… - Joel Bakan
The corporation is not an independent "person" with its own rights, needs, and desires that regulators must respect. It is a state created tool for a…
By leveraging their freedom from the bonds of location, corporations could now dictate the economic policy of governments. - Joel Bakan
By leveraging their freedom from the bonds of location, corporations could now dictate the economic policy of governments.
Corporations now govern society, perhaps more than governments themselves do; yet ironically, it is their very power, much of which they have gained … - Joel Bakan
Corporations now govern society, perhaps more than governments themselves do; yet ironically, it is their very power, much of which they have gained …
The corporation was originally conceived as a public institution whose purpose was to serve national interests and advance the public good. - Joel Bakan
The corporation was originally conceived as a public institution whose purpose was to serve national interests and advance the public good.
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