Turbo-Capitalism - Winners and Losers in the Global Economy

-Turbo Capitalism' is Luttwak's name for private enterprise gone amok. In contrast to the -Controlled Capitalism' of the Cold War era, turbo capitalism is unregulated by governments, unchecked by effective trade unions, unfettered by concerns for employees or communities, unrestrained by customs barriers or investment restrictions, and unhindered by taxation. The winners in this free-for-all (i.e., the architects of techno-organizational change) are getting richer, much richer, while the losers (i.e., everyone else) are becoming poorer and are forced by down-sizing to take the traditional jobs of the underclass-more and more of whom are ending up in prison. A powerful indictment of the excesses of the -free' market, turbo capitalism is a must read for anyone concerned with the inequities that are endangering the stability and welfare of our soceity.

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• Authors: Edward Luttwak, Edward N Luttwak, Edward N. Luttwak, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Weidenfeld &. Nicolson
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2000
• EAN: 9780060931377
• ISBN: 978-0-06-093137-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: World / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Economics / General, ECONOMICS: INTERNATIONAL, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Government & Business, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Free Enterprise & Capitalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE: International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Economy