The Post-Corporate World: Life Beyond Capitalism - Hardcover

Korten

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9781576750513: The Post-Corporate World: Life Beyond Capitalism

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576750515 ISBN 13: 9781576750513

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler, 1999

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In this follow up to his best-selling When Corporations Rule the World, the author provides a detailed blueprint for a less destructive and more humane world economic system. Tour. IP.

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Review:

"In his bestselling 1995 call to arms, "When Corporations Rule the World", David C. Korten first attempted to raise public consciousness about the potentially disastrous consequences of economic globalization and the expansion of corporate power. Now, in his provocative new work, he goes further by defining these dual ills as a collective cancer that will ultimately destroy the larger society upon which they actually depend for survival."

"For 30 years, Korten toiled as a development worker seeking to end the poverty of the world's underdeveloped nations. In that time, he noted a stark difference between capitalism's democratic myth and the reality of social, economic, and environmental deterioration that accompanied such efforts. In this intriguing sequel to "When Corporations Rule the World" Korten identifies the root causes of these failures as consumerism, market deregulation, free trade, privatization, global consolidation of corporate power, a focus on money as purpose for economic life, and corruption of our democratic institutions."

"If you secretly wonder why the hyped promise of capitalism doesn't match the all too common and difficult struggle to make ends meet you will be fascinated by this account of where our economy went wrong and how we can change. Korten makes the economic principles that got us where we are today plain, simple, and accessible."
--Vicki Robin, coauthor of Your Money or Your Life

"Korten argues convincingly that Adam Smith would be appalled by much that Wall Street has done in recent decades, and he raises a host of provocative quesions about the emerging global economic order. Not everyone will agree with Korten's answers, but everyone will be enriched by considering his questions."
--Denis Hayes, Chair and CEO, Earth Day 2000

"The Post Corporate World does for our view of corporatism what Betty Friedan did for our view of women and Rachel Carson did for our view of the environment. . . . Passionately and gracefully written. . . it will twist your mind about the world and how you are living in it."
--Peter Block, author of Stewardship and The Empowered Manager

"A refreshing signpost for the future."
--Professor Klaus Schwab, President, World Economic Forum, Geneva

"If you want to understand what is really happening in the world, read David Korten. The Post-Corporate World points to what must come next if human beings ard other creatures are to have a livable future."
--John B. Cobb, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Religion, Claremont Graduate School, and coauthor of For the Common Good

"An earthshaking book--a product of brilliant thinking from one of history's most groundreaking intellecutals and activists."
--Lynne Twist, Co-chair, State of the World Forum

Synopsis:

There is a deep and growing gap between the promises of the new global capitalism and the reality of insecurity, inequality, social breakdown, spiritual emptiness, and environmental destruction left everywhere in its wake. This book looks at what went wrong and why, drawing on insights from the new biology and our growing understanding of living systems to propose a solution - an economy that takes market principles seriously. The author outlines numerous specific actions to free the creative powers of individuals and societies through the realization of real democracy, the local rooting of capital through stakeholder ownership, and a restructuring of the rules of commerce to create "mindful market" economies that combine market principles with a culture that nurtures social bonding and responsibility.

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