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Reich, Robert B

Saving capitalism for the many, not the few - New York Alfered A Knopf 2015 - xvii, 279p. illustrations 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-263) and index.

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 -- 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 -- Reprise -- The threat to capitalism -- The decline of countervailing power -- Restoring countervailing power -- Ending upward distribution -- Reinventing the corporation -- When robots take over -- The citizen's bequest -- New rules.

ISBN: 9780385350570

LCCN: 2015001873

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Capitalism--United States
Democracy--Economic aspects--United States
Income distribution--United States

LC Class. No.: HB501 / .R359 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 330.973 / RE-S