"The greatest grift in contemporary economic life is the neoliberal idea that the only purpose of the corporation and the only responsibility of executives is to enrich themselves and shareholders. The new economics must and can insist that the purpose of the corporation is to improve the welfare of all stakeholders: customers, workers, community and shareholders alike."
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Nick Hanauer in The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward Ted Talk, (July 2019)
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