Examines the threat
of corporate rule to individuals, communities, and
the environment.
A
deep gap is growing between the promises of the new
global capitalism and the reality of the social
breakdown, inequality, insecurity, spiritual
emptiness, and environmental destruction left in its
wake. What went wrong, and why?
Beginning
in the 1960s, social, economic, and political
observers expressed concern over the role of
multinational corporations. As the global economy has
evolved, it is the transnational corporation that
provokes apprehension. Increasingly, concentrations
of economic, social and political power are being
held by a few strong companies. Corporate Rule shows
how devastating these effects have been to both the
planet and the majority of its inhabitants.
This
hard-hitting title examines all aspects of corporate
rule and the underlying ideology which serves
corporate interests. In particular, it examines its
main control mechanisms: trade agreements, the media,
and the popular culture, naming corporate rule a form
of tyranny no different than the tyrannies of
dictators, monarchs, or the church.
Though
a searing indictment of an unjust international
economic order, it is also a guide to the average
person on how to understand and address the enormous
challenges of our time. The book argues that the most
promising alternative is a world of healthy market
economies that function as extensions of healthy
local ecosystems to meet the needs of people and
communities.
Millions
of people are acting to reclaim their political and
economic power from these elitist forces, challenging
the status quo, saying 'no' to the myth that global
capitalism is not only inevitable, but necessary. At
this critical time in history, Model believes that if
we truly want to meet our future needs, we must
intentionally build a radical new post-corporate
world that will sustainable community.
Offers
a penetrating look at neoliberal policies, how
they are being shamelessly promoted by their
beneficiaries in every sector of society, and
their brutal consequences...but also offers an
alternative vision of a society that supports the
well-being of all of its members.--Neil Brooks,
Osgoode Hall Law School
A
welcome addition to the growing volume of work
critiquing neo-liberalism in its many
forms.--Thomas Walkom, Toronto
Star, and author of Rae
Days: The Rise and Follies of the NDP
An
important contribution which challenges us to
move beyond debate to political activism. --Basil
'Buzz' Hargrove, President, Canadian Automobile
Workers
Table of Contents
David
Model teaches political science at Seneca College,
King City, Ontario. He is the author of People Before
Profits.
216
pages
Paperback ISBN: 1-55164-208-5 $24.99
Hardcover ISBN: 1-55164-209-3 $53.99
Current Affairs / Business &
Economics
September
2002
