150 years ago, the business corporation was a relatively insignificant institution. Today,...
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150 years ago, the business corporation was a relatively insignificant institution. Today, it is all-pervasive. Like the Church, the Monarchy and the Communist Party in other times and places, the corporation is today's dominant institution. This documentary examines the nature, evolution, impacts, and possible futures of the modern business corporation. Initially given a narrow legal mandate, what has allowed today's corporation to achieve such extraordinary power and influence over our lives? We begin our inquiry as scandals threaten to trigger a wide debate about the lack of public control over big corporations.
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of the modern business corporation
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Initially given a narrow legal mandate
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what has allowed today's corporation to achieve
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such extraordinary power and influence over our lives
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We begin our inquiry as scandals threaten to trigger
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a wide debate about the lack of public control
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over big corporations
Clip duration: 22 seconds
Views: 87
Timestamp in movie: 00h 00m 31s
Uploaded: 01 April, 2022
Genres: documentary, history
Summary: Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
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00:34 Through their food
00:49 Factory farm cows have not been the only victims
01:04 There are times when you think about it
01:09 One of the questions that comes up periodically
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00:38 The corporation is not a person
00:36 What if it never ran
00:34 It can go back
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00:30 The goal for the corporations is to maximize profit
00:33 About how they feel about things
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