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The fracturing of the American corporate elite / Mark S. Mizruchi.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013Description: xiv, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780674072992 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 322/.30973 23
LOC classification:
  • HD 2785 M685f 2013
Contents:
Introduction -- The rise of the American corporate elite -- The state and the economy -- Labor as uneasy partner -- The banks as mediators -- The breakdown of the postwar consensus -- Winning the war, but losing the battle: the fragmentation of the American corporate elite -- The aftermath -- The ineffectual elite.
Summary: Critics warn that corporate leaders have too much influence over American politics. Mark Mizruchi worries they exert too little. American CEOs have abrogated their civic responsibilities in helping the government address national challenges, with grave consequences for society. A sobering assessment of the dissolution of America's business class.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 2785 M685f 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000123130

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The rise of the American corporate elite -- The state and the economy -- Labor as uneasy partner -- The banks as mediators -- The breakdown of the postwar consensus -- Winning the war, but losing the battle: the fragmentation of the American corporate elite -- The aftermath -- The ineffectual elite.

Critics warn that corporate leaders have too much influence over American politics. Mark Mizruchi worries they exert too little. American CEOs have abrogated their civic responsibilities in helping the government address national challenges, with grave consequences for society. A sobering assessment of the dissolution of America's business class.

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