Are Chief Executives Overpaid? Contributor(s): Hargreaves, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 150952780X ISBN-13: 9781509527809 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations |
Dewey: 331.281 |
LCCN: 2018019580 |
Series: Future of Capitalism |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 7.4" (0.35 lbs) 140 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Wages for the majority have been stagnant for decades, but a lucky few have enjoyed a pay bonanza. Top company bosses take home in several days as much as most people earn in a whole year. In this hard-hitting book, Deborah Hargreaves explains why pay for the top 0.1% has sky-rocketed in the past 20 years. She gives a devastating account of how it has created a vicious circle that destabilizes our economy and undermines social cohesion, demolishing the twisted logic of the chief executives who say: 'I'm worth it', when that means raking in 70m a year. A rigorous expos of the dysfunctional nature of our 'winner-takes-all' economy, this book debunks the myths behind top pay and examines a range of pragmatic solutions. |