03064nam 2200805Ia 450 991096855720332120200520144314.09786612300530978160994448316099444889781605093864160509386697812823005381282300539(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(OCoLC)774026539(OCoLC)ocn774026539 (FR-PaCSA)10250164(FRCYB10250164)10250164(EXLCZ)99100000000081637120080403d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe speculation economy 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.9781576756287 1576756289 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.How finance triumphed over industryCorporationsUnited StatesFinanceUnited StatesIndustriesUnited StatesSpeculationUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic policyCorporationsFinanceIndustriesSpeculation330.97308332.645Mitchell Lawrence E67037MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968557203321The speculation economy4338391UNINA