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Corporations in the Crosshairs:
From Reform to Redesign

Footloose transnational corporations are fraying the social and ecological fabric. What strategies are at the cutting edge of the struggle to tame these predatory behemoths? .

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Opener

From Reform to Redesign

Corporations in the Crosshairs:

Allen L. White

Discussant

System Redesign Is Key

Duncan Austin

Discussant

Beyond Corporate
Voluntarism

Frank Dixon

Discussant

Against Oligarchic
Enterprises

Sally Goerner

Discussant

Focus on Power

Dorothy Guerrero

Discussant

The Case for
Disruptive Regulation

Yogi Hendlin

Discussant

Create Life-Centered
Corporations

David Korten

Discussant

Investors Are Waking Up

Steve Lydenberg

Discussant

Corporate Change,
Not Climate Change

Michael Marx

Discussant

Democratize the
Corporation

Michael Peck

Discussant

Why "Corporate
Responsibility" is a Hoax

Alvaro de Regil Castilla

Discussant

Human Rights,
Not Corporate Rights

Jackie Smith

Discussant

Time for a New
Economic Narrative

Sandra Waddock

Discussant

Revamp Corporate Charters

Alan Willis

Discussant

Corporate Redesign
at a Tipping Point?

Simon Zadek

Jackie Smith

Response to Comments

Allen L. White

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