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He is a former rhodes scholar and a former law clerk to the chief justice of the canadian supreme court. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The modern corporation, according to law professor joel bakan, is singularly selfinterested and unable to feel genuine concern for others in any context. In this shocking and indelible behindthescenes journey, joel bakan, acclaimed author and awardwinning maker of the renowned film and international bestselling book the corporation, uncovers the astonishing degree to which companies exploit the special vulnerabilities of children, manipulate parents fears, and operate with callous. The corporation book by joel bakan official publisher. Listen to the corporation the pathological pursuit of profit and power by joel bakan available from rakuten kobo. That raises a number of questions, which i address in subsequent chapters. How good corporations are bad for democracy by joel bakan at indigo. Joel bakan is an author, filmmaker and a professor of law at the university of british columbia.
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