{"product_id":"when-corporations-rule-the-world-isbn-9781626562875","title":"When Corporations Rule the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eOur Choice: Democracy or Corporate Rule \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A handful of corporations and financial institutions command an ever-greater concentration of economic and political power in an assault against markets, democracy, and life. It’s a “suicide economy,” says David Korten, that destroys the very foundations of its own existence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The bestselling 1995 edition of \u003ci\u003eWhen Corporations Rule the World\u003c\/i\u003e helped launch a global resistance against corporate domination. In this twentieth-anniversary edition, Korten shares insights from his personal experience as a participant in the growing movement for a New Economy.  A new introduction documents the further concentration of wealth and corporate power since 1995 and explores why our institutions resolutely resist even modest reform. A new conclusion chapter outlines high-leverage opportunities for breakthrough change.A Choice for Life   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePrologue: A Personal Journey\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction: Capitalism and the Suicide Economy\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePART I: COWBOYS IN A SPACESHIP\u003cbr\u003e 1. \u003c\/b\u003eFrom Hope to Crisis\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e2. \u003c\/b\u003eEnd of the Open Frontier\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e3. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Growth Illusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART II: CONTEST FOR SOVEREIGNTY\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003c\/b\u003eRise of Corporate Power in America\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e5. \u003c\/b\u003eAssault of the Corporate Libertarians\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e6. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Decline of Democratic Pluralism\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e7. \u003c\/b\u003eIllusions of the Cloud Minders\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePART III: CORPORATE COLONIALISM\u003cbr\u003e 8. \u003c\/b\u003eDreaming of Global Empires\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e9. \u003c\/b\u003eBuilding Elite Consensus\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e10. \u003c\/b\u003eBuying Out Democracy\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e11. \u003c\/b\u003eMarketing the World   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e12. \u003c\/b\u003eAdjusting the Poor\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e13. \u003c\/b\u003eGuaranteeing Corporate Rights\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePART IV: A ROGUE FINANCIAL SYSTEM\u003cbr\u003e 14. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Money Game\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e15. \u003c\/b\u003ePredatory Finance\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e16. \u003c\/b\u003eCorporate Cannibalism\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e17. \u003c\/b\u003eManaged Competition\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePART V: NO PLACE FOR PEOPLE\u003cbr\u003e 18. \u003c\/b\u003eRace to the Bottom\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e19. \u003c\/b\u003eThe End of Inefficiency\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e20. \u003c\/b\u003ePeople with No Place\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePART VI: TO RECLAIM OUR POWER\u003cbr\u003e 21. \u003c\/b\u003eThe Ecological Revolution\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e22. \u003c\/b\u003eEconomies Are for Living\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e23. \u003c\/b\u003eAn Awakened Civil Society   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e24. \u003c\/b\u003eAgenda for Democracy\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: A Living Economy for Living Earth\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEpilogue: Our Need for Meaning\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNotes\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIndex\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAbout the Author“This is a ‘must-read’ book—a searing indictment of an unjust international economic order, not by a wild-eyed idealistic left-winger, but by a sober scion of the establishment with impeccable credentials. It left me devastated but also very hopeful. Something can be done to create a more just economic order.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Anyone serious about the systemic crisis we now face ought to read this updated version today. Korten captures the devastating and increasingly threatening dynamics of the corporate-dominated global system and has offered a vibrant, well-written, and important strategy for moving us beyond its destructive economic, social, and ecological logic.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Gar Alperovitz, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Then Must We Do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“If every corporate leader who believes implicitly that consumerism is the path to happiness (and that rampant development is the road to global prosperity) were to read \u003ci\u003eWhen Corporations Rule the World\u003c\/i\u003e with an open mind, that world just might have a chance of becoming a better place for us all.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eToronto Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDavid C. Korten is a cofounder and board chair of YES! 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