02785nam 2200697Ia 450 991077853680332120200520144314.01-60994-448-897866123005301-60509-386-61-282-30053-9(CKB)1000000000816371(EBL)483755(OCoLC)465073208(SSID)ssj0000343144(PQKBManifestationID)11286408(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000343144(PQKBWorkID)10288345(PQKB)11537085(Au-PeEL)EBL483755(CaPaEBR)ebr10331473(CaONFJC)MIL230053(CaSebORM)9781605093864(MiAaPQ)EBC483755(EXLCZ)99100000000081637120080403d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe speculation economy[electronic resource] how finance triumphed over industry /Lawrence E. Mitchell1st ed.San Francisco, CA Berrett-Koehler Publishersc20081 online resource (414 p.)A BK currents bookDescription based upon print version of record.1-57675-628-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; PREFACE; Prologue; One: The Principle of Cooperation; Two: Sanctuary; Three: Transcendental Value; Four: The New Property; Five: The Complex Whole; Six: Much Ado About Nothing; Seven: Panic and Progress; Eight: The Speculation Economy; Nine: The End of Reform; Ten: Manufacturing Securities; Epilogue; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; ABOUT THE AUTHORAs the 20th century dawned there was a silent but fateful transformation in the purpose of the American economy. Finance stopped serving industry and twisted industry to serve its own ends. THE SPECULATION ECONOMY shows this reversal of economic priorities, and its sometimes-disastrous consequences, demonstrated most recently by Enron.BK currents book.CorporationsUnited StatesFinanceUnited StatesIndustriesUnited StatesSpeculationUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic policyCorporationsFinanceIndustriesSpeculation330.97308332.645Mitchell Lawrence E67037MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778536803321The speculation economy3867804UNINA