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By leveraging their freedom from the bonds of location, corporations could now dictate the economic policy of governments.
Joel Bakan
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Joel Bakan
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: January 1
Film Director
Lawyer
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Lansing
Michigan
Governments
Corporations
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