Gangs of America : the rise of corporate power and the disabling of democracy /
The corporation has become the core institution of the modern world. Designed to seek profit and power, it has pursued both with endless tenacity, steadily bending the framework of law and even challenging the sovereign status of the state. Where did the corporation come from? How did it get so much...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
Berrett-Koehler,
[2003]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | The corporation has become the core institution of the modern world. Designed to seek profit and power, it has pursued both with endless tenacity, steadily bending the framework of law and even challenging the sovereign status of the state. Where did the corporation come from? How did it get so much power? What is its ultimate trajectory? In "Gangs of America", Ted Nace traces the rise of corporate power through a series of fascinating stories, each organized around a different facet of the central question: "How did corporations get more rights than people?" The result is an illuminating account of the people and events that have shaped this puzzling, endlessly evolving entity. -- From publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 281 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-266) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1576752607 9781576752609 |