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A 4 page research paper that relates the problems of globalization, which are the result of the spread of transnational corporations. Drawing primarily on the documentary film The Corporation (2004, directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott), the writer describes the problems and practices of corporations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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refers to the increasing trend of large corporations to become international in their scope and it also refers to the fact that all levels of business are endeavoring to market
their products globally, rather than simply in their own region or country. In his text, Pamela K. Brubaker introduces her readers to the complicated topic of globalization and the
issues that this encompasses, and explains that trends in "neo-liberal economic theory" have had a substantial impact on globalization and also how this theoretical position is based on the idea
that human well-being improves due to economic growth, which is "stimulated by trade liberalization, deregulation and privatization" (Bailey 199). Brubaker goes on to dispute this concept and this is a
point with which the filmmakers who produced a documentary entitled The Corporation thoroughly agree. The Corporation (2004, directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott) provides a fascinating overview of
the development of corporations, the role they play in globalization, and the devastating effects that this has had on the planet in terms of damage to the biosphere, as well
as to human welfare in general. The beginning of the film covers the history of corporations, which explains how they came into being, which includes the fact that until roughly
150 years ago, corporations had an insignificant impact on human society. However, after Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment to product the newly won rights of slaves form being impinged
upon, this began to change because soon after its passage, corporate lawyers began bringing cases that drew upon the Fourteenth Amendment, which were based on the premise that a corporation
should be regarded as a legal entity in its own right, a type of legal "person." The Supreme Court recognized this premise as legitimate and corporations gained the status of
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