Corporate Dreams: Big Business in American Democracy from the Great Depression to the Great Recession None Edition Contributor(s): Hoopes, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813551307 ISBN-13: 9780813551302 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $32.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Government & Business - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 338.097 |
LCCN: 2010052501 |
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.35" W x 9.23" (1.06 lbs) 234 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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Publisher Description: Public trust in corporations plummeted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, when "Lehman Brothers" and "General Motors" became dirty words for many Americans. In Corporate Dreams, James Hoopes argues that Americans still place too much faith in corporations and, especially, in the idea of "values-based leadership" favored by most CEOs. The danger of corporations, he suggests, lies not just in their economic power, but also in how their confused and undemocratic values are infecting Americans' visions of good governance.
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