Exploring contradictions :
Exploring contradictions : political economy in the corporate state /
edited by Philip Brenner, Robert Borosage, Bethany Weidner.
- New York : David McKay Company, Inc., 1974.
- xviii, 268 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-268),
Part I. Overview, Chapter 1. Linking liberation and politics / Marcus Raskin. Part II. Contradictions in the political economy, Chapter 2. Inflation, fiscal crisis, and the American working class / Chapter 3. Global corporations: their quest for legitimacy / Chapter 4. Money crises and the operation of multinational firms / Chapter 5. Basic facts: distribution of personal income and wealth in the United States / Chapter 6. Character and work in America / James O'Connor -- Richard J. Barnet, Ronald E. Müller, with Joseph Collins -- U.S. Tariff Commission -- Letitia Upton, Nancy Lyons -- Michael Maccoby, Katherine A. Terzi. Part III. Alternatives for reconstruction, Chapter 7. Federal chartering and corporate accountability / Chapter 8. Public ownership and private benefits: the case of Rolls-Royce / Chapter 9. Notes toward a pluralist commonwealth / Chapter 10. Reclaiming America: land reform as a means of reconstruction / Ralph Nader, Mark Green -- Gordon Adams -- Gar Alperovitz -- Geoffrey Faux.
"The book is a collection of articles on political economy written by scholars who span the social sciences. Three important developments in the political economy — the growing fiscal crisis of the state, the rise of multinational corporations, and the roots of worker unrest — are described in part 1. Part 2 takes up specific proposals for reconstruction from a humanist perspective." -- From the dust jacket.
0679302557 0679302565 (pbk.)
74078902
International business enterprises.
United States--Economic conditions--1971-1981.
United States--Economic policy--1971-1981.
HC 106.6 / .B68 1974
330.9/73/092
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-268),
Part I. Overview, Chapter 1. Linking liberation and politics / Marcus Raskin. Part II. Contradictions in the political economy, Chapter 2. Inflation, fiscal crisis, and the American working class / Chapter 3. Global corporations: their quest for legitimacy / Chapter 4. Money crises and the operation of multinational firms / Chapter 5. Basic facts: distribution of personal income and wealth in the United States / Chapter 6. Character and work in America / James O'Connor -- Richard J. Barnet, Ronald E. Müller, with Joseph Collins -- U.S. Tariff Commission -- Letitia Upton, Nancy Lyons -- Michael Maccoby, Katherine A. Terzi. Part III. Alternatives for reconstruction, Chapter 7. Federal chartering and corporate accountability / Chapter 8. Public ownership and private benefits: the case of Rolls-Royce / Chapter 9. Notes toward a pluralist commonwealth / Chapter 10. Reclaiming America: land reform as a means of reconstruction / Ralph Nader, Mark Green -- Gordon Adams -- Gar Alperovitz -- Geoffrey Faux.
"The book is a collection of articles on political economy written by scholars who span the social sciences. Three important developments in the political economy — the growing fiscal crisis of the state, the rise of multinational corporations, and the roots of worker unrest — are described in part 1. Part 2 takes up specific proposals for reconstruction from a humanist perspective." -- From the dust jacket.
0679302557 0679302565 (pbk.)
74078902
International business enterprises.
United States--Economic conditions--1971-1981.
United States--Economic policy--1971-1981.
HC 106.6 / .B68 1974
330.9/73/092