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Greed, Inc. : why corporations rule our world / Wade Rowland.

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Lippincott Library HF5387 .R69 2006
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rowland, Wade.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Business ethics.
Social ethics.
Corporations--History.
Corporations.
History.
Corporations--Social aspects.
Physical Description:
xxi, 265 pages ; 25 cm
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Time Warner Book Group, [2006]
Summary:
A searing indictment of modern corporations, which, says the author, enjoy the legal status of individuals but are not bound by the same legal and moral responsibilities.
Contents:
A pilgrim's progress
The fable of the bees
Machine-made morality
The "science" of selfishness
Ethics and the market
What it means to be moral
The rise of the modern business corporation
Who's in charge here?
The corporate worker's dilemma
Artificial ethics for artificial people
Consumerism and the corporation
Risky business
Who do we blame?
Common sense about corporations : some "irrational" conclusions.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-255) and index.
ISBN:
1559707941
OCLC:
61879723
Publisher Number:
9781559707947

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