Title The corporation : the pathological pursuit of profit and power / Joel Bakan

Edition [Revised and exp. edition] Published New York : Free Press, 2004 New York : Free Press, [2004] ©2004

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Description 228 pages ; 24 cm Contents 1. The Corporation's Rise to Dominance -- 2. Business as Usual -- 3. The Externalizing Machine -- 4. Democracy Ltd. -- 5. Corporations Unlimited -- 6. Reckoning Summary A profile of the modern corporation theorizes that businesses are essentially pathological in nature and place profits above accountability, citing the flaws of such practices as deregulation and privatization Analysis Business ethics Company management Profit motive United States Government regulation Case studies Overseas item Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography, pages [201]-213 Subject Corporations -- Moral and ethical aspects. Corporations. Corporations -- Corrupt practices. Corporate culture. LC no. 2003064242 ISBN 0743247442 hardbound 1845290798 paperback 0743247469 paperback

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