{"product_id":"9781399805216","title":"For Profit","description":"Author: William Magnuson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399805216\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Feb 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Brilliantly conceived and enlightening at every turn' Lawrence Wright\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe have long been suspicious of corporations recklessly pursuing profit and amassing wealth and power.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the story of the corporation didn't have to be like this. For most of history, they were not amoral entities, but public institutions designed to promote the societies that granted them charter. Magnuson reveals how the corporation has evolved since its beginnings in the ancient world. What happens in this next chapter of the global economy depends on whether we can return to their public-minded spirit, or whether we have sunk irrevocably into the swamp of high profit at all costs.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEpic and compelling in scope, \u003ci\u003eFor Profit \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates the roles corporations played, for good and evil, in the making of the modern world.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46395808383134,"sku":"ADS-9781399805216","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399805216.jpg?v=1768266100","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399805216","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}