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born 1937 United States

David Korten (born 1937) is an American author, former professor of the Harvard Business School, political activist and prominent critic of corporate globalization.

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In the 1980s capitalism triumphed over communism. In the 1990s it triumphed over democracy and the market economy.

The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism (2012)

In its literal meaning, capitalism means rule by capital, more specifically rule by the owners of capital for their exclusive private benefit.

When Corporations Rule the World (1995)

And each of these perspectives comes to the same conclusion, which is that our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics.

I call the next system economy a “living” economy, because its underlying design principles come from our understanding of healthy living systems.

The New Economy: A Living Earth System Model (2016)

Russia...China... both have much to lose and nothing to gain from starting a 20th century-style conventional war with the United States... They are aware such a war would have devastating consequences for all — worst of all if it involved nuclear weapons.

Television has already been wholly colonized by corporate interests, which are now laying claim to our schools. The goal is not simply to sell products and strengthen the consumer culture. It is also to create a political culture that equates the corporate interest with the human interest in the public mind.

When Corporations Rule the World (1995)

As power begets power and competition becomes more ruthless, the appetites of the wealthy become more extravagant and the excluded become more desperate. The growing gap erodes trust and institutional legitimacy, which in turn compels an ever greater diversion of resources to security measures — from car alarms and security guards to police and prisons.

Corporate Pathology and the Suicide Economy (2010)

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