The Power Structure of American Business - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Power Structure of American Business write by Beth A. Mintz. This book was released on 1987-06-30. The Power Structure of American Business available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mintz and Schwartz offer a fascinating tour of the corporate world. Through an intensive study of interlocking corporate directorates, they show that for the first time in American history the loan making and stock purchasing and selling powers are concentrated in the same hands: the leadership of major financial firms. Their detailed descriptions of corporate case histories include the forced ouster of Howard Hughes from TWA in the late fifties as a result of lenders' pressure; the collapse of Chrysler in the late seventies owing to banks' refusal to provide further capital infusions; and the very different "rescues" of Pan American Airlines and Braniff Airlines by bank intervention in the seventies.
The Structure of Power in America
The Structure of Power in America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Structure of Power in America write by Michael Schwartz. This book was released on 1987. The Structure of Power in America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In a collective enterprise, fourteen leading social scientists have worked closely to explore the power network connecting U.S. corporate structure with other key sectors of the society. In clear, non-technical terms, the contributors examine such issues as interlocking boards, business control of banks, the government as an agent of the ruling class, the "cap-ture" of regulatory agencies by the businesses they were supposed to regulate, and penetration of various U.S. insti-tutions by a corporate "inner group." In addition, this volume contains the first general analysis of the structure of intercorporate co-ordination among multinational businesses and the expression of business interest in educa-tional systems, transportation policy, urban investment, and academic political theory. Together the essays address not only the processes of cor-porate decision making and policy formation, but also the vulnerability of the elite to mass discontent, the fragility of its role in the face of mass action.
The American Political Economy
The American Political Economy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The American Political Economy write by Jacob S. Hacker. This book was released on 2021-11-11. The American Political Economy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Drawing together leading scholars, the book provides a revealing new map of the US political economy in cross-national perspective.
Makers and Takers
Makers and Takers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Makers and Takers write by Rana Foroohar. This book was released on 2017-09-12. Makers and Takers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America? "A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held equally on both sides of political spectrum, and it seems only to be gaining momentum. A key reason, says Financial Times columnist Rana Foroohar, is the fact that Wall Street is no longer supporting Main Street businesses that create the jobs for the middle and working class. She draws on in-depth reporting and interviews at the highest rungs of business and government to show how the “financialization of America”—the phenomenon by which finance and its way of thinking have come to dominate every corner of business—is threatening the American Dream. Now updated with new material explaining how our corrupted financial system propelled Donald Trump to power, Makers and Takers explores the confluence of forces that has led American businesses to favor balance-sheet engineering over the actual kind, greed over growth, and short-term profits over putting people to work. From the cozy relationship between Wall Street and Washington, to a tax code designed to benefit wealthy individuals and corporations, to forty years of bad policy decisions, she shows why so many Americans have lost trust in the system, and why it matters urgently to us all. Through colorful stories of both “Takers,” those stifling job creation while lining their own pockets, and “Makers,” businesses serving the real economy, Foroohar shows how we can reverse these trends for a better path forward.
Who Rules America Now?
Who Rules America Now? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Who Rules America Now? write by G. William Domhoff. This book was released on 1986. Who Rules America Now? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The author is convinced that there is a ruling class in America today. He examines the American power structure as it has developed in the 1980s. He presents systematic, empirical evidence that a fixed group of privileged people dominates the American economy and government. The book demonstrates that an upper class comprising only one-half of one percent of the population occupies key positions within the corporate community. It shows how leaders within this "power elite" reach government and dominate it through processes of special-interest lobbying, policy planning and candidate selection. It is written not to promote any political ideology, but to analyze our society with accuracy.
