The post-corporate world : life after capitalism

Book

The post-corporate world : life after capitalism / David C. Korten.

Summary:

"In this book, David Korten makes a compelling and well-documented case that capitalism's claims to being the engine of wealth creation, the champion of democracy, and the embodiment of the market economy are unfounded. Among Korten's conclusions: Capitalism is a pathology that afflicts democracies and market economies in the absence of vigilant public oversight. The consolidation of economic power under a handful of global mega-corporations is a victory for central planning - not the market economy. The alternative to the new global capitalism is a planetary system of democratically governed market economies that honor basic market principles of the sort actually advocated by Adam Smith."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 188720802X
ISBN: 9781887208024
ISBN: 1576750515
ISBN: 9781576750513
ISBN: 9781887208031
ISBN: 1887208038
Physical Description: x, 318 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler ; ©1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: pt. 1. Deadly tale -- ch. 1. Sirens' song -- ch. 2. Naked emperor -- ch. 3. Midas curse -- pt. 2. Life's story -- ch. 4. Incredible journey -- ch. 5. Organism as metaphor -- ch. 6. Embracing life's wisdom -- pt. 3. Envisioning a post-corporate world -- ch. 7. Responsible freedom -- ch. 8. Mindful markets -- ch. 9. Economic democracy -- ch. 10. Rights of living persons -- p.t 4. Coming home to life -- ch. 11. Culture shift -- ch. 12. New storytellers -- ch. 13. Life choices -- ch. 14. Engaging the future.