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Quotes from Corporate Pathology and the Suicide Economy — David Korten

born 1937 United States

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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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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David Korten (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.