Economics As Social Theory: A Corporate Welfare Economy download DJV, DOC, MOBI
9780415858373 0415858372 A Corporate Welfare Economy looks at the evolution, characteristics, and effects of America's economy since 1980. It demonstrates how corporate welfare and tax breaks have been influencing income and poverty trends, becoming one of the leading causes of decline in the American standard of living. Although political rhetoric and public perception continue to assume that the United States is the very definition of a free market economy, in actuality an entirely different system has come to prominence over the past half century. This book demonstrates how government has come increasingly under the influence of corporate interests and lobbyists, skewing regulations in order to suit the interests of the privileged at the expense of well over 90% of Americans. The chapters in this volume expose the highly concentrated and powerful ruling nexus of the corporate welfare economy and the extensive trading of favors that exists behind closed doors. The final chapter focuses on an alternative community-oriented economy, with suggestions of how to establish it nationwide. This book appeals to undergraduates studying the politics of economics as well as those interested in political activism. Book jacket.
9780415858373 0415858372 A Corporate Welfare Economy looks at the evolution, characteristics, and effects of America's economy since 1980. It demonstrates how corporate welfare and tax breaks have been influencing income and poverty trends, becoming one of the leading causes of decline in the American standard of living. Although political rhetoric and public perception continue to assume that the United States is the very definition of a free market economy, in actuality an entirely different system has come to prominence over the past half century. This book demonstrates how government has come increasingly under the influence of corporate interests and lobbyists, skewing regulations in order to suit the interests of the privileged at the expense of well over 90% of Americans. The chapters in this volume expose the highly concentrated and powerful ruling nexus of the corporate welfare economy and the extensive trading of favors that exists behind closed doors. The final chapter focuses on an alternative community-oriented economy, with suggestions of how to establish it nationwide. This book appeals to undergraduates studying the politics of economics as well as those interested in political activism. Book jacket.