The corporation [videorecording] : the pathological pursuit of profit and power / written by Joel Bakan with narration written by Harold Crooks and Mark Achbar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: Big Picture Media Corporation, 2003 ; [Australia] :.Description: 2 x DVD's : sd., col. with b&w sequencesSubject(s):
Contents:
Disc 1: Director's commentary by Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott -- Writer's commentary by Joel Bakan -- Q&A's with Mark, Jenn & Joel from around the world including Australia -- Interviews with filmmakers -- Katherine Dodds on Grassroots Marketing -- Deleted scenes -- Related resources -- Disc 2: The cutting room floor, over 5.5 hours of 165 additional interview clips & text updates covering 24 different topics, from Corporate Crime and Ethics to Branding and Perception Management.
Summary: One hundred and fifty years ago, the Corporation was a relatively insignificant entity. Today, it is a vivid, dramatic and pervasive presence in all our lives. Like the church, the monarchy and the communist party in other times and places, the corporation is today's dominant institution. History humbles dominant institutions. All have been crushed, belittled or absorbed into some new order.
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3 DAY LOAN University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 338.74 BA CO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0025239

Based on the book "The Corporation" by Joel Bakan. Has accompanying study guide to the film #24626.

Disc 1: Director's commentary by Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott -- Writer's commentary by Joel Bakan -- Q&A's with Mark, Jenn & Joel from around the world including Australia -- Interviews with filmmakers -- Katherine Dodds on Grassroots Marketing -- Deleted scenes -- Related resources -- Disc 2: The cutting room floor, over 5.5 hours of 165 additional interview clips & text updates covering 24 different topics, from Corporate Crime and Ethics to Branding and Perception Management.

One hundred and fifty years ago, the Corporation was a relatively insignificant entity. Today, it is a vivid, dramatic and pervasive presence in all our lives. Like the church, the monarchy and the communist party in other times and places, the corporation is today's dominant institution. History humbles dominant institutions. All have been crushed, belittled or absorbed into some new order.

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