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The Post-Corporate World
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The Post-Corporate World

Life After Capitalism

David C. Korten
Berrett-Koehler, 1999

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Editorial Rating

5

Qualities

  • Bold
  • Visionary
  • For Experts

Recommendation

This book was written as a call to arms. It builds on many themes developed in Korten’s previous book, When Corporations Rule the World (1995). Many in the world of business and finance will not like this book because it posits the radical restructuring of economic systems, specifically suggesting the elimination of capitalism. This book was meant for CEOs who have the power to institute the changes Korten recommends. However, its radical perspective probably means that the book will be more widely read by CEOs of corporations which already have an environmental focus and by the leaders of environmental organizations. getAbstract recommends it to any executive who is interested in a different point of view about the financial world’s role in environmental concerns.

Take-Aways

  • The planet Earth is at a crisis point and now is the time to start taking responsibility.
  • The two worlds of life and of money are engaged in a battle for the human spirit.
  • Capitalism is a system that rewards the few and penalizes the masses.

About the Author

David C. Korten, Ph.D., is the co-founder and president of The People-Centered Development Forum. He received his M.B.A and Ph.D. at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Other books Korten has authored or edited include When Corporations Rule the World, Getting to the 21st Century: Voluntary Action and the Global Agenda, and Community Management; People Centered Development. He has more than 35 years experience in business, academic and international development institutions.

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