Korten, David C. 1937- creator text bibliography cau 2015 Third edition. 20th anniversary edition. monographic eng

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413 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Our Choice: Democracy or Corporate Rule A handful of corporations and financial institutions command an ever-greater concentration of economic and political power in an assault against markets, democracy, and life. It's a "suicide economy," says David Korten, that destroys the very foundations of its own existence. The bestselling 1995 edition of When Corporations Rule the World helped launch a global resistance against corporate domination. In this twentieth-anniversary edition, Korten shares insights from his personal experience as a participant in the growing movement for a New Economy. A new introduction documents the further concentration of wealth and corporate power since 1995 and explores why our institutions resolutely resist even modest reform. A new conclusion chapter outlines high-leverage opportunities for breakthrough change Cover; Contents; A Choice for Life; Prologue: A Personal Journey; Introduction: Capitalism and the Suicide Economy; PART I: COWBOYS IN A SPACESHIP; 1 From Hope to Crisis; 2 End of the Open Frontier; 3 The Growth Illusion; PART II: CONTEST FOR SOVEREIGNTY; 4 Rise of Corporate Power in America; 5 Assault of the Corporate Libertarians; 6 The Decline of Democratic Pluralism; 7 Illusions of the Cloud Minders; PART III: CORPORATE COLONIALISM; 8 Dreaming of Global Empires; 9 Building Elite Consensus; 10 Buying Out Democracy; 11 Marketing the World; 12 Adjusting the Poor. 13 Guaranteeing Corporate RightsPART IV: A ROGUE FINANCIAL SYSTEM; 14 The Money Game; 15 Predatory Finance; 16 Corporate Cannibalism; 17 Managed Competition; PART V: NO PLACE FOR PEOPLE; 18 Race to the Bottom; 19 The End of Ineffic; 20 People with No Place; PART VI: TO RECLAIM OUR POWER; 21 The Ecological Revolution; 22 Economies Are for Living; 23 An Awakened Civil Society; 24 Agenda for Democracy; Conclusion: A Living Economy for Living Earth; Epilogue: Our Need for Meaning; Notes; Acknowledgments; David C. Korten. Includes bibliographical references and index. Corporations Political aspects Industries Environmental aspects Industrialization Social aspects Big business Power (Social sciences) Business and politics International business enterprises International economic relations Sustainable development Corporaciones Aspectos políticos Sociedades Anónimas Aspectos políticos Industrias Aspectos ambientales Industrialización Aspectos sociales Empresas Empresas comerciales internacionales Relaciones económicas internacionales Desarrollo sostenible HD 2326 K85w 2015 322/.3 9781626562875 (pbk.) 1626562873 (pbk.) 2015008552 DLC 150313 20230805181418.0 18525991 eng