When Corporations Rule the World
“When Corporations Rule the World” by David C. Korten, published by Earthscan Publications Ltd in 1995, is a significant work that addresses the increasing influence of multinational corporations on global politics. This first edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English. Korten’s analysis highlights the consolidation of corporate power and its implications for democracy, communities, and the environment, making it a relevant read for those interested in world politics.
In this revised edition, Korten not only reflects on the enhanced power of multinationals but also introduces new material, including a new introduction, epilogue, and three additional chapters. The book delves into the emergence of the Living Democracy movement, which seeks to counter corporate dominance, and explores the cultural foundations of this resistance. Korten offers insights into what a society rooted in life-centered values might resemble, providing a thought-provoking perspective on the intersection of corporate influence and democratic ideals.
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When Corporations Rule the World has become a modern classic. Korten’s warnings about the growing global power of multinational corporations seem prophetic today. This new edition has been revised throughout to make it more accessible to the general reader, and features a new introduction, a new epilogue, and three new chapters. While Korten points out that the multinationals are, if anything, more powerful now than they were when he first wrote the book, he also offers reason for the growth of the international Living Democracy movement opposing corporate rule.The new material in the Documents the consolidation since 1995 of financial and corporate power at the expense of democracy, people, communities, and the planetLooks in depth at the nature and cultural underpinnings of the burgeoning Living Democracy movement to resist corporate powerOffers a vision of a what a civil society grounded in life-centered values rather than immediate financial gain might look like.
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