The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit Of Pr... May 2026

Over the last 150 years, the corporation has moved from a limited-use legal tool to the world's dominant economic and social institution. The Documentary (2003)

Repeated lying or conning of others for profit. The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Pr...

The central argument of both the book and film is that the modern corporation is a . Bakan, a law professor, argues that because corporations are legally mandated to prioritize shareholder profit above all else, they mirror the clinical traits of a psychopath : Over the last 150 years, the corporation has

is a critical examination of the modern business corporation, presented as both a 2004 book by Joel Bakan and a 2003 award-winning documentary. Core Premise: The Corporate "Psychopath" Over the last 150 years