Cargando…
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
San Francisco, CA :
Berrett-Koehler,
©2005.
|
| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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? After he sold his successful computer book publishing business to a large corporation, Ted Nace felt increasingly driven to find answers to these questions. In Gangs of America he details the rise of corporate power in America through a series of fascinating stories, each organized around a different facet of the central question: How did corporations get more rights than people? Beginning with the origin of the corporation in medieval Great Britain, Nace traces both the events that shaped the evolution of corporate power and the colorful personalities who played major roles. Gangs of America is a uniquely accessible synthesis of the latest scholarly research, a compelling historical narrative, and a distinctive personal voice. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 297 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781605097121 1605097128 9781609943486 1609943481 9781605097282 1605097284 |