Juha-Pekka Raeste - Hannu Sokala - A world ötven legveszélyesebb vállalata

You've probably drank Coca-Cola, shopped at an IKEA store, or watched a Disney movie online. But if not, you almost certainly have a computer, have already searched on Google and registered on Facebook. Would you think that these companies are among the most dangerous companies in the world for one reason or another?

This volume - written by two trained Finnish journalists with decades of professional experience - presents the world's 50 most dangerous companies, which, due to their size and influence, have a decisive influence on what our future will be like. According to the authors, this is not decided in elections, not in government meetings or in parliament, not even in international agreements, but in the product development laboratories and corner rooms of giant companies. We can learn why these companies have so much growth potential and why they are so attractive to investors while threatening free choice, privacy, the environment, and democracy. However, we should also remember that it is up to us who we give our data to, where we buy our devices and objects, and whose services we use. It is no longer enough to only concern ourselves and turn a blind eye to what is happening elsewhere. The world has become so complicated that we all need to learn more about it.

"We are journalists, that is, we made the decisions as journalists, and not as experts, researchers or investment analysts. We selected the companies that had the greatest impact on us. We chose only one company from many economic areas, through which we present the operational performance of the entire sector mechanisms, characteristics - and also its dangers. Those who want to invest their money in shares can even use our book as an investment aid: our list of fifty includes several companies whose position on the list and their mode of operation ensure that investors will continue to be your favorites. The exploration of the most important reasons behind the success of super corporations is the main theme of several chapters. The dangerousness of the selected companies is determined by three main criteria: threats to the environment, a well-functioning market economy and democracy.

The topics can be summed up in one sentence: our future will be determined by the alliance of artificial intelligence and capital. The rest of the book focuses on the world power competition between China and the United States. The fight is about nothing less than the future of democracy, human rights, freedom of speech and the rule of law. To win this race, democracies must find a model to distribute the wealth that technology brings to the population in a more equitable way than the Chinese model.
We tried to find a book that sheds light on how much of a threat some huge corporations pose to the foundations of democracy, how they could shake important basic institutions, and how much influence they have on the environment. A book that presents the world economy and the big problems of the future from the point of view of the individual actors, that is, from where all important issues are decided today."