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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820732103321

Autore

Kotler Philip

Titolo

Confronting capitalism : real solutions for a troubled economic system / / Philip Kotler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : AMACOM--American Management Association, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-8144-3646-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Disciplina

330.12/2

Soggetti

Capitalism

Capitalism - Social aspects

Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface: creating high performance capitalism -- The fourteen shortcomings of capitalism -- The persistent problem of poverty -- Growing income inequality -- Worker well-being -- Job creation in the face of growing automation -- The need for companies to cover their social costs -- The exploitation of the environment -- Business cycles and economic instability -- The focus on narrow self-interest -- Dealing with the debt burden and financial regulation -- How politics subverts economics -- Capitalism's short-term orientation -- Questionable marketing outputs -- Setting the right gdp growth rate -- Creating happiness as well as goods -- Epilogue -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Amidst its dire assessment of what's ailing us, Confronting Capitalism delivers a heartening message: We can turn thingsaround. Movements toward shared prosperity and a higher purpose are reinvigorating companies large and small, whileproposals abound on government policies that offer protections without stagnation. Kotler identifies the best ideas, linkingprivate and public initiatives into a force for positive change.