I began writing this book about a decade ago. I can say that, from one point of view, it started on its own. At that time, my book on the 'Society of Prosperity' was nearing completion, and I believe I only had to add that element of spontaneity that my writings acquire after the fourth or even fifth rewrite.

As I progressed, I began to discern a different, broader world than the one I was describing. It was a world of large corporations, whose individuals increasingly ended up serving their needs, even though it was assumed that they were created to serve their own needs.

A world in which the members of these organizations adhered to motivations that the recognized educational manuals had not anticipated. The same happened with the relationships between business and state. And with the market. Particularly with the market. In this world, the market, instead of being the force that controls the economy, constantly adapts instead to the needs and goals of large enterprises.

(. . .) [Excerpt from the text of the preface]