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Author:
William Magnuson
Publisher:
Basic Books
Date:
November 8, 2022
Americans have long been skeptical of corporations, and that skepticism has only grown more intense in recent years. Meanwhile, corporations continue to amass wealth and power at a dizzying rate, recklessly pursuing profit while leaving society to sort out the costs. In For Profit, law professor William Magnuson argues that the story of the corporation didn't have to come to this.
What The Reviewers Say
These days, both Democrats and Republicans—goaded by the controversies surrounding high tech and by other familiar objections to corporate conduct—seem to revile corporations. For Profit shows why this is so but also, more importantly, why we should appreciate corporations more than we do..
Magnuson’s argument is a difficult one to make at a moment when popular faith in corporations is flagging.
An in-depth examination.
Lucid, elegantly written account.
