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Encyclopedia > Corporate libertarianism

Corporate libertarianism is a term coined by David Korten, who wrote When Corporations Rule the World. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Dr. David C. Korten is an author and leader within the anti-globalization movement. ...


The term refers to a 'corporate ideology' that seeks to establish a situation in which:

  • multinational corporations control governments.
  • nations' parliaments and congresses become subject to corporate interests.
  • nations' constitutions become subservient to international corporate laws.
  • multinational corporations work to remove regional culture, including language.
  • an effort is made to set up a worldwide government that is not democratic and serves corporate interests.
  • humanity is separated into two classes: the corporate class (the good) and everyone else (the bad).
  • freedom for the corporate class is a given, and they enjoy wealth.
  • freedom for the serf class is an unknown, and they are either outright deprived of rights or are caught in debilitating debt traps that amount to slavery.

External links

  • Korten, David C. Assault of the Corporate Libertarians (Excerpt from When Corporations Rule the World). People-Centered Development Forum. Retrieved on 2006-05-14.


 
 

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