The Corporation
by Joel Bakan · first published 2004
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A profile of the modern corporation theorizes that businesses are essentially pathological in nature and place profits above accountability, citing the flaws of such practices as deregulation and privatization.
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Incidentally the article references a Book and Documentary both called "The Corporation" by Joel Bakan. The book[1] is an excellent read and the documentary[2] is also worth a watch, free on archive.org. [1] - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corporation-Pathological-Pursuit-Pro... [2] - http://archive.org/details/The_Corporation_
on “Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (2010)” ↗There's a fascinating book by Joel Bakan called The Corporation, which applies the DSM criteria for diagnosis of mental illness to the modern corporation. It concludes that the modern corporation is functionally equivalent to a psychopath (even created that way by…
on “The sudden death and eternal life of Solaris” ↗Highly recommend The Corporation by Joel Bakan. It digs into how corporations are essentially psychopaths — they put profit first, and if they appear to be good or generous, it's only because the money it takes to cultivate that image…
on “Ask HN: Do we need a Google Customers Union? Could it work?” ↗If you want to see the arguments in black text on white paper, you could do worse than buy the book, The Corporation - by Joel Bakan. It's a great read. I thought the film was very good.
…the Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway - http://www.amazon.com/Whom-Bell-Tolls-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/06... For non-fiction it really depends on what you're looking for but I really enjoyed Joel Bakan's The Corporation and Mark Thomas' As Used On The Famous Nelson Mandela.
on “Ask HN: Book recommendations?” ↗It's a nice statement but as long as shareholders can sue corporations for not maximizing value regardless of externalities, the purpose of a corporation is defined de facto rather than de jure. Joel Bakan's book The Corporation (and the documentary of the same name) lay…
on “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation” ↗In "The Corporation: the Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power" Joel Bakan asks "if a corporation is a legal person, what kind of person is it?". His answer is: a psychopath. A person without any moral sense who will…
on “DisneyMustPay Alan Dean Foster” ↗