When corporations rule the world / David C. Korten.
| Author/creator | Korten, David C. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler Publishers ; Bloomfield, Conn. : Kumarian Press, 2001. |
| Description | xix, 384 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : deepening crisis, cause for hope -- Prologue : a personal journey -- pt. I. Cowboys in a spaceship. From hope to crisis -- End of the open frontier -- The growth illusion -- pt. II. Contest for sovereignty. Rise of corporate power in America -- Assault of the corporate libertarians -- Decline of democratic pluralism -- Illusions of the cloud minders -- pt. III. Corporate colonialism. Dreaming of global empires -- Building elite consensus -- Buying out democracy -- Marketing the world -- Eliminating the public interest -- pt. IV. A rogue financial system. The money game -- Predatory finance -- Corporate cannibalism -- Managed competition -- No place for people -- pt. V. Reclaiming our power. The ecological revolution -- The good living -- Agenda for change -- pt. VI. From corporate rule to civil society. Making money, growing poorer -- The living democracy movement -- A civil society -- Epilogue : a story for our time. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-365) and index. |
| LCCN | 00054452 |
| ISBN | 1887208046 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781887208048 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HD2326 .K647 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |