03850nam 2200673 a 450 991045785730332120200520144314.01-118-19775-51-283-33282-597866133328201-118-19776-3(CKB)2550000000061902(EBL)817726(OCoLC)773911458(SSID)ssj0000534779(PQKBManifestationID)12223011(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534779(PQKBWorkID)10511197(PQKB)10572789(MiAaPQ)EBC817726(Au-PeEL)EBL817726(CaPaEBR)ebr10509877(CaONFJC)MIL333282(OCoLC)762100855(EXLCZ)99255000000006190220110922d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCannibal capitalism[electronic resource] how big business and the feds are ruining America /Michael HillHoboken, N.J. Wiley20111 online resource (254 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-17531-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cannibal Capitalism: How Big Business and the Feds are ruining America; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part One: What's Wrong with This Picture?; Chapter One: The Face of Self-Destruction; Chapter Two: Putting the Cannibalism in Capitalism; Chapter Three: Suicide-Enabling Case Study: Crash of 2007-9; Part Two: How Did We Get Here?; Chapter Four: The Evolution of Cannibal Capitalism; Chapter Five: Devolution of the Real Economy through Cannibal Capitalism; Chapter Six: Your Own Opinion or Own Facts? Selective Morality; Part Three: Where Are We Going?; Chapter Seven: The Choice of HealthChapter Eight: Miseducation of the MassesChapter Nine: Power to the People; Chapter Ten: Bring the Money Home to Momma; Conclusion: Why Are We Promoting Economic Cannibalism?"People, regular people, many of whom have never shown a previous interest in economics are now eager to understand this economy. The country is now facing the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression. It affects everyone, not merely investors, bankers, economists, and the rest of the business class. People who have lived their lives by the rules and who are usually unaffected by recessions have been hurt and they want to know why. Many are hot mad that the government must intervene in behalf of those they perceive as crooks who swindled the nation, and yet they are afraid that their home will continue to erode in value, their retirement fund will be further emaciated, and their job may be lost. Angry, afraid, and confused, regular people are looking for answers. The book takes a thoughtful look at how income and wealth disparity, industry consolidation, anticompetitive business practices, political ideological extremism, and the hoarding of existing wealth are destroying the wealth building capacity of the nation, the promise of ideal capitalism"--Provided by publisher.Income distributionUnited StatesIndustriesUnited StatesCapitalismUnited StatesRight and left (Political science)United StatesEconomic conditions21st centuryElectronic books.Income distributionIndustriesCapitalismRight and left (Political science)330.973Hill Michael1971-929040MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457857303321Cannibal capitalism2087924UNINA