Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307277992 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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As in 2004's Reason, Reich exhibits perhaps too much confidence in Americans' ability to think and act in their own best interests. . From Publishers Weekly In this compelling and important analysis of the triumph of capitalism and the decline of democracy, former labor secretary Reich urges us to rebalance the roles of business and government. But he refuses to shift blame for corporations' dominance to the usual suspects, instead pointing a finger at consumers like you and me who want better deals, and from investors like us who want better returns, he writes. Reich's proposals are anything but knee-jerk liberal: h
"A thoughtful, realistic view of our present situation" according to Marshall Goldsmith. My friend Joanie's father was uneducated and had a very poor work ethic. Yet he worked for a union for A thoughtful, realistic view of our present situation My friend Joanie's father was uneducated and had a very poor work ethic. Yet he worked for a union for 30 years, retired in his 50's and collected health care and pension benefits for 30 more years. His wife did not work, they lived in a nice home in the suburbs and he put three kids through college.He was f. 0 years, retired in his 50's and collected health care and pension benefits for A thoughtful, realistic view of our present situation My friend Joanie's father was uneducated and had a very poor work ethic. Yet he worked for a union for 30 years, retired in his 50's and collected health care and pension benefits for 30 more years. His wife did not work, they lived in a nice home in the suburbs and he put three kids through college.He was f. 0 more years. His wife did not work, they lived in a nice home in the suburbs and he put three kids through college.He was f. Whether or not you agree with Reich SUPERCAPITALISM opens up a dialogue on economics and social responsibility Robert Reich makes a compelling argument that supercapitalism has robbed democracy of much of its power. Supercapitalism by the definition presented in the book is simple--the consumer is king and prices ALWAYS go down. What Reich looks at is the cost of low prices to companies, society, the individual and i. The Cliff's Notes version This book rocks, but given the multitude of reviews out there already (and that I like it for the same reasons everyone else does), I thought I'd make my contribution by giving a quick summation of the contents.Basically, the whole book is about how this country is supposed to run on the dual ideals of capit
With his customary wit and insight, Reich shows how widening inequality of income and wealth, heightened job insecurity, and corporate corruption are merely the logical results of a system in which politicians are more beholden to the influence of business lobbyists than to the voters who elected them. From one of America's foremost economic and political thinkers comes a vital analysis of our new hypercompetitive and turbo-charged global economy and the effect it is having on American democracy. Powerful and thought-provoking, Supercapitalism argues that a clear separation of politics and capitalism will foster an enviroment in which both business and government thrive, by putting capitalism in the service of democracy, and not the other way around.