When Corportations Rule The World - (distributed by World View Publications) Kogan Page) (Kumarian Press Books for a World That Works) - Hardcover

"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." --Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Nobel Peace Laureate "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." --Gar Alperovitz, author of What Then Must We Do? "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 When Corporations Rule the World with an open mind, that world just might have a chance of becoming a better place for us all." --Toronto Globe and Mail

Addresses the issue of modern corporate power, exposing the harmful effects gobalization is having not only on economics, but also on politics, society and the environment. The book documents the devastating consequences as corporations recreate values and institutions to serve their own narrow financial interests, and outlines a strategy for creating localized economies that empower people and communities within a system of global cooperation.