The Corporation：The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
- 作者
- 出版社 Simon & Schuster
- 出版时间 2005年3月 第1版
- ISBN 9780743247467
- 定价 133.60
内容简介
Overthelast150yearsthecorporationhasrisenfromrelativeobscuritytobecometheworld'sdominanteconomicinstitution.EminentCanadianlawprofessorandlegaltheoristJoelBakancontendsthattoday'scorporationisapathologicalinstitution，adangerouspossessorofthegreatpoweritwieldsoverpeopleandsocieties.
Inthisrevolutionaryassessmentofthehistory，character，andglobalizationofthemodernbusinesscorporation，Bakanbackshispremisewiththefollowingobservations：
Thecorporation'slegallydefinedmandateistopursuerelentlesslyandwithoutexceptionitsowneconomicself-interest，regardlessoftheharmfulconsequencesitmightcausetoothers.
Thecorporation'sunbridledself-interestvictimizesindividuals，society，and，whenitgoesawry，evenshareholdersandcancausecorporationstoself-destruct，asrecentWallStreetscandalsreveal.
Governmentshavefreedthecorporation，despiteitsflawedcharacter，fromlegalconstraintsthroughderegulationandgranteditevergreaterauthorityoversocietythroughprivatization.
ButBakanbelieveschangeispossibleandheoutlinesafar-reachingprogramofachievablereformsthroughlegalregulationanddemocraticcontrol.
Featuringin-depthinterviewswithsuchwide-rangingfiguresasNobelPrizewinnerMiltonFriedman，businessguruPeterDrucker，andculturalcriticNoamChomsky，TheCorporationisanextraordinaryworkthatwilleducateandenlightenstudents，CEOs，whistle-blowers，powerbrokers，pawns，pundits，andpoliticiansalike.，
Inthisrevolutionaryassessmentofthehistory，character，andglobalizationofthemodernbusinesscorporation，Bakanbackshispremisewiththefollowingobservations：
Thecorporation'slegallydefinedmandateistopursuerelentlesslyandwithoutexceptionitsowneconomicself-interest，regardlessoftheharmfulconsequencesitmightcausetoothers.
Thecorporation'sunbridledself-interestvictimizesindividuals，society，and，whenitgoesawry，evenshareholdersandcancausecorporationstoself-destruct，asrecentWallStreetscandalsreveal.
Governmentshavefreedthecorporation，despiteitsflawedcharacter，fromlegalconstraintsthroughderegulationandgranteditevergreaterauthorityoversocietythroughprivatization.
ButBakanbelieveschangeispossibleandheoutlinesafar-reachingprogramofachievablereformsthroughlegalregulationanddemocraticcontrol.
Featuringin-depthinterviewswithsuchwide-rangingfiguresasNobelPrizewinnerMiltonFriedman，businessguruPeterDrucker，andculturalcriticNoamChomsky，TheCorporationisanextraordinaryworkthatwilleducateandenlightenstudents，CEOs，whistle-blowers，powerbrokers，pawns，pundits，andpoliticiansalike.，
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