The Corporation
When I was languishing away at the dreaded International Greed Enablement Corp, I couldn’t believe the things that that company did. Things to further the bottom line, things that squeezed every ounce of “value” out of their employees. Things that revealed them to have not one iota of concern for anything other than the the almighty dollar. I thought they were unique in this regard, and then I read this book.
Bakan, Joel. 2004. The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power. Penguin Books. ISBN 0670889768.
What I liked about this book: It’s a well thought out and explained essay on the origin, growth and function of the corporation as an institution. It is also a warning that, if left unchecked, the corporate form will seek to maximize it’s influence and profits at the expense of the public good and the ruin of democratic institutions.
What I disliked about this book: It was far too short…
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I bet them that be read this stuff and see it as a great thing!
Sadly the love of the cash blurs all reason and thought. There is worse out there… the corporates that exploit human misery (even more than us in the cushy west).
Then there are the ones who lay off 5,000 loyal workers to drive down costs… becasue they only turned a $500m profit - down from $501m.
Don’t get me started!!!
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your preaching to the choir mate… somebody say Amen!