The corporation. reckoning Part 3

Achbar, Mark. (Added Author). Bakan, Joel, 1959- (Added Author). Bakan, Joel, 1959- Corporation: the pathological pursuit of profit and power. (Added Author). Abbott, Jennifer. (Added Author). Big Picture Media Corporation (Added Author).

Summary: This three-part documentary examines the history, inner workings and controversial potential future of the big business corporation. In the first part, filmmakers define the modern corporation and touch on its history. They also examine the origins, development and diagnosis of the pathological self-interest seen in many modern corporations, making their owners wealthy while escaping the responsibility for the harm they do to humans, animals, and the biosphere. Looks at corporate waste and exploitation of resources, and the corporate criminal. Features Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface Inc., an industrial carpet manufacturer, who has spent the last decade promoting a sustainable approach to business.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Vancouver] : Big Picture Media Corporation, 2003 ; Kelowna, BC : Filmwest Associates [distributor] ; Vancouver : Image Media [distributor], 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Created by Mark Achbar and Joel Bakan"--end credits. Based on the book The corporation : the pathological pursuit of profit and power by Joel Bakan.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors, Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott; producers, Mark Achbar, Bart Simpson; editor, Jennifer Abbott; writer, Joel Bakan; original music, Leonard J. Paul; narrator, Mikela J. Mikael.
Participant or Performer Note:	With Joseph Badaracco, Noam Chomsky, Samuel Epstein, Ira Jackson, Susan Linn, Milton Friedman, Vandana Shiva, Naomi Klein, Howard Zinn, Michael Moore.
System Details Note:	DVD-R.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, classroom, library, ILL.