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The corporation : the pathological pursuit of profit and power

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  • Author: Bakan, Joel
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    2004
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    Joel Bakans book is a brilliantly argued account of the corporations pathological pursuit of profit and power. An eminent law professor and legal theorist, Bakan contends that the corporation is created by law to function much like a psychopathic personality whose destructive behavior, if left unchecked, leads to scandal and ruin.

    Subject(s): Corporate culture | Corporate governance | Corporations | Corrupt practices | Moral and ethical aspects
    Original Publisher: Toronto : Penguin Group, 2004
    Language(s): English