AEI is rereleasing some of its most prescient and groundbreaking works from its earliest thinkers and innovators. These books, part of a series called AEI Classics, are available for download as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.
This book, which evolved from three lectures at AEI sponsored by the Pfizer Corporation, examines the nature of the business corporation and its influence in civil society. The author argues that the corporation--though much criticized--is little understood and is actually "the most successful institution of our time, flexible and adaptable beyond all others." The following summary is drawn from the introduction to the book.
Michael Novak is the George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy at AEI.
In Making a Killing: The Deadly Implications of the Counterfeit Drug Trade, AEI resident fellow Roger Bate analyzes the burgeoning international trade in counterfeit drugs and recommends steps that governments and law enforcement agencies could take to stop it.
The promise of "healthy aging" offers significant opportunities for economic growth and development for Europe in the decades ahead--if governments and citizens are willing to grasp them.
