Authors: David C. Korten
ISBN-13: 9781887208031, ISBN-10: 1887208038
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Kumarian Press, Inc.
Date Published: September 2000
Edition: Reprint
David C. Korten is president and founder of the People-Centered Development Forum, a global alliance dedicated to the creation of just, inclusive and sustainable societies through voluntary citizen action. He holds MBA and PhD degrees from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a former faculty member of the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He was previously a Ford Foundation project specialist in Manila and an Asia Regional Advisor on Development Management for the U.S. Agency for International Development. David is the author of 'The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community', 'When Corporations Rule the World' and 'The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism' and a frequently invited speaker at conferences around the world. He is also a Board member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) and a member of Social Venture Network and the Club of Rome.
A noted social critic and the author of "When Corporations Rule the World" offers a practical, human-centered alternative to global capitalism run amok.
...[W[ith thrilling clarity, discusses practical ways to create a just, sustainable and compassionate society. Utne Reader
Acknowledgments | ||
Prologue: A Story for the Third Millennium | 1 | |
Pt. I | The Deadly Tale | 19 |
1 | The Sirens' Song | 21 |
2 | The Naked Emperor | 37 |
3 | The Midas Curse | 65 |
Pt. II | Life's Story | 85 |
4 | The Incredible Journey | 87 |
5 | Organism as Metaphor | 103 |
6 | Embracing Life's Wisdom | 119 |
Pt. III | Envisioning a Post-Corporate World | 135 |
7 | Responsible Freedom | 137 |
8 | Mindful Markets | 151 |
9 | Economic Democracy | 163 |
10 | The Rights of Living Persons | 183 |
Pt. IV | Coming Home to Life | 209 |
11 | Culture Shift | 211 |
12 | The New Storytellers | 225 |
13 | Life Choices | 243 |
14 | Engaging the Future | 261 |
Epilogue: Planetary Consciousness | 277 | |
Notes | 283 | |
Index | 305 | |
About the Author | 317 |