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The Resource Saving capitalism : for the many, not the few, Robert B. Reich

Saving capitalism : for the many, not the few, Robert B. Reich

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Perhaps no one is better acquainted with the intersection of finance and politics than Robert B. Reich, and now he reveals the cycles of power and influence that have perpetuated a new American oligarchy, a shrinking middle class, and the greatest income inequality and wealth disparity in eighty years. He makes clear how centrally problematic our veneration of the "free market" is, and how it has masked the power of the moneyed interests to tilt the market to their benefit. He exposes the falsehoods that have been bolstered by the corruption of our democracy by big corporations and the revolving door between Washington and Wall Street -- that all workers are paid what they're "worth, " a higher minimum wage equals fewer jobs, corporations must serve shareholders before employees. Ever the pragmatist, Reich sees hope for reversing our slide toward inequality and diminished opportunity by shoring up the countervailing power of everyone else. Here is a revelatory indictment of our economic status quo and an empowering call to civic action.--
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvii, 279 pages
Contents
  • Part I: The free market. The prevailing view ; The five building blocks of capitalism ; Freedom and power ; The new property ; The new monopoly ; The new contracts ; The new bankruptcy ; The enforcement mechanism ; Summary : the market mechanism as a whole
  • Part II: Work and worth. The meritocratic myth ; The hidden mechanism of CEO pay ; The subterfuge of Wall Street pay ; The declining bargaining power of the middle ; The rise of the working poor ; The rise of the non-working rich
  • Part III: Countervailing power. Reprise ; The threat to capitalism ; The decline of countervailing power ; Restoring countervailing power ; Ending upward pre-distributions ; Reinventing the corporation ; When robots take over ; The citizen's bequest ; New rules
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9780385350570
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Saving capitalism : for the many, not the few
Title
Saving capitalism
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for the many, not the few
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Robert B. Reich
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Language
eng
Summary
Perhaps no one is better acquainted with the intersection of finance and politics than Robert B. Reich, and now he reveals the cycles of power and influence that have perpetuated a new American oligarchy, a shrinking middle class, and the greatest income inequality and wealth disparity in eighty years. He makes clear how centrally problematic our veneration of the "free market" is, and how it has masked the power of the moneyed interests to tilt the market to their benefit. He exposes the falsehoods that have been bolstered by the corruption of our democracy by big corporations and the revolving door between Washington and Wall Street -- that all workers are paid what they're "worth, " a higher minimum wage equals fewer jobs, corporations must serve shareholders before employees. Ever the pragmatist, Reich sees hope for reversing our slide toward inequality and diminished opportunity by shoring up the countervailing power of everyone else. Here is a revelatory indictment of our economic status quo and an empowering call to civic action.--
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  • Capitalism
  • Democracy
  • Income distribution
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Saving capitalism : for the many, not the few, Robert B. Reich
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-263) and index
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Contents
Part I: The free market. The prevailing view ; The five building blocks of capitalism ; Freedom and power ; The new property ; The new monopoly ; The new contracts ; The new bankruptcy ; The enforcement mechanism ; Summary : the market mechanism as a whole -- Part II: Work and worth. The meritocratic myth ; The hidden mechanism of CEO pay ; The subterfuge of Wall Street pay ; The declining bargaining power of the middle ; The rise of the working poor ; The rise of the non-working rich -- Part III: Countervailing power. Reprise ; The threat to capitalism ; The decline of countervailing power ; Restoring countervailing power ; Ending upward pre-distributions ; Reinventing the corporation ; When robots take over ; The citizen's bequest ; New rules
Control code
FIEb17764191
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvii, 279 pages
Isbn
9780385350570
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)904755822
Label
Saving capitalism : for the many, not the few, Robert B. Reich
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-263) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Part I: The free market. The prevailing view ; The five building blocks of capitalism ; Freedom and power ; The new property ; The new monopoly ; The new contracts ; The new bankruptcy ; The enforcement mechanism ; Summary : the market mechanism as a whole -- Part II: Work and worth. The meritocratic myth ; The hidden mechanism of CEO pay ; The subterfuge of Wall Street pay ; The declining bargaining power of the middle ; The rise of the working poor ; The rise of the non-working rich -- Part III: Countervailing power. Reprise ; The threat to capitalism ; The decline of countervailing power ; Restoring countervailing power ; Ending upward pre-distributions ; Reinventing the corporation ; When robots take over ; The citizen's bequest ; New rules
Control code
FIEb17764191
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xvii, 279 pages
Isbn
9780385350570
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)904755822

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