The divine right of capital : dethroning the corporate aristocracy / Marjorie Kelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, Marjorie, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance--United States.

Corporate governance.

United States.

Corporations--Investor relations--United States.

Corporations.

Corporations--Investor relations.

Stockholders--United States.

Stockholders.

Physical Description:

xvii, 231 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler, [2001]

Summary:

In this radical critique of the corporate economy--newly updated with information on Enron and other business scandals--the cofounder and editor of "Business Ethics" questions the legitimacy of a system that gives the wealthy few disproportionate power over the many.

Contents:

Part I Economic Aristocracy

1 The Sacred Texts: the Principle of Worldview 19

2 Lords of the Earth: the Principle of Privilege 29

3 The Corporation as Feudal Estate: the Principle of Property 41

4 Only the Propertied Class Votes: the Principle of Governance 51

5 Liberty for Me, Not for Thee: the Principle of Liberty 69

6 Wealth Reigns: the Principle of Sovereignty 81

Part II Economic Democracy

7 Waking Up: the Principle of Enlightenment 95

8 Emerging Property Rights: the Principle of Equality 107

9 Protecting the Common Welfare: the Principle of the Public Good 127

10 New Citizens in Corporate Governance: the Principle of Democracy 145

11 Corporations Are Not Persons: the Principle of Justice 159

12 A Little Rebellion: the Principle of (R)evolution 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1576751252

OCLC:

47678159