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The Economics of Innocent Fraud: Truth for Our Time by Galbraith, John Kenneth
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- Book Title
- Economics of Innocent Fraud : Truth for Our Time
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- 2004
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John Kenneth Galbraith has long been at the center of American economics, in key positions of responsibility during the New Deal, World War II, and since, guiding policy and debate. His trenchant new book distills this lifetime of experience in the public and private sectors; it is a scathing critique of matters as they stand today. Sounding the alarm about the increasing gap between reality and "conventional wisdom" -- a phrase he coined -- Galbraith tells, along with much else, how we have reached a point where the private sector has unprecedented control over the public sector. We have given ourselves over to self-serving belief and "contrived nonsense" or, more simply, fraud. This has come at the expense of the economy, effective government, and the business world. Particularly noted is the central power of the corporation and the shift in authority from shareholders and board members to management. In an intense exercise of fraud, the pretense of shareholder power is still maintained, even with the immediate participants. In fact, because of the scale and complexity of the modern corporation, decisive power must go to management. From management and its own inevitable self-interest, power extends deeply into government -- the so-called public sector. This is particularly and dangerously the case in such matters as military policy, the environment, and, needless to say, taxation. Nevertheless, there remains the firm reference to the public sector. How can fraud be innocent? In his inimitable style, Galbraith offers the answer. His taut, wry, and severe comment is essential reading for everyone who cares about America's future. This book is especially relevant in an election year, but it deeply concerns the much longer future.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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0618013245
ISBN-13
9780618013241
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Book Title
Economics of Innocent Fraud : Truth for Our Time
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Business Ethics, Corruption & Misconduct, Sociology / General, General, Economic Conditions, Criminal Law / General
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Law, Business & Economics, Social Science, Philosophy, Political Science
Number of Pages
80 Pages
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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
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Hv6768g36 2004
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"This brief treatise is a well-written, logical argument about the state of the economy." Publishers Weekly
Table of Content
c o n t e n t s Introduction and a Personal Note ix i. The Nature of Innocent Fraud 1 ii. The Renaming of the System 3 iii. The Economics of Accommodation 11 iv. The Specious World of Work 17 v. The Corporation as Bureaucracy 23 vi. The Corporate Power 29 vii. The Myth of the Two Sectors 33 viii. The World of Finance 39 ix. The Elegant Escape from Reality 43 x. The End to Corporate Innocence 49 xi. Foreign and Military Policy 53 xii. The Last Word 57
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2004
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2004-040542
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364.16/8
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22
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