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A review by mojojomo
When Corporations Rule the World by David C. Korten
5.0
Although the focus of When Corporations Rule the World is one of my favorite topics –ecological economics – it is no easy read.
Despite the slog, Korten's analysis is more comprehensive, more historical, and more insightful than other similar works. I walked away with a much deeper and broader understanding of how we got to this point in human society and global destruction. All the more amazing that I can say this of a 1995 edition in the year 2015. I have not read the 20th anniversary edition which offers an update to Korten's original edition.
What's more, Korten also offers a fairly detailed outline of the direction in which we should head. It too is spot on from my viewpoint. As one might expect, Naomi Klein's 2014 This Changes Everything has a more up to date and detailed strategy, but Korten's prescience is all the more clear when one considers Klein's work. To this day, a very worthwhile read.
Despite the slog, Korten's analysis is more comprehensive, more historical, and more insightful than other similar works. I walked away with a much deeper and broader understanding of how we got to this point in human society and global destruction. All the more amazing that I can say this of a 1995 edition in the year 2015. I have not read the 20th anniversary edition which offers an update to Korten's original edition.
What's more, Korten also offers a fairly detailed outline of the direction in which we should head. It too is spot on from my viewpoint. As one might expect, Naomi Klein's 2014 This Changes Everything has a more up to date and detailed strategy, but Korten's prescience is all the more clear when one considers Klein's work. To this day, a very worthwhile read.