Brian Miller, Mike Lapham

The Self-Made Myth

And the Truth about How Government Helps Individuals and Businesses Succeed

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How we view the creation of wealth and individual success shapes our choices on taxes, public investments in schools and vital infrastructure, regulations, the legitimacy of extravagant CEO pay, and more. America can't more forward if we don't have a clear understanding of how wealth is actually produced. This book challenges the by-bootstraps-alone narrative beloved by anti-government conservatives to offer a more holistic view of the success of America's business leaders and entrepreneurs. While acknowledging the importance of hard work, creativity, and leadership, it highlights several crucial, often unrecognized factors, with a particular emphasis on the ways government and society support and assists individuals: public education, research and development grants, social services, roads and highways, laws and regulations that establish a stable business environment, and many more. Miller and Lapham explore the historic roots of the self-made myth and offer profiles of business leaders who, in their own words, identify the kinds of government support and assistance that were crucial to their success. They also disprove the arguments of individuals like Donald Trump who have tried to perpetuate their own self-made myths of their success.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781609945060
• ISBN-10: 1609945069
• Artikelnr.: 34389981

Autorenporträt

Brian Miller is executive director of United for a Fair Economy (UFE), drawing on nearly twenty years as a community organizer, coalition leader, media spokesperson, writer, and nonprofit director. Mike Lapham is the project director, a cofounder, and a member of UFE’s Responsible Wealth project, a network of over 700 business leaders and wealthy individuals.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Bill Gates, Sr.
Foreword by Chuck Collins
Preface
Introduction: Public Policy and the Success Narrative
Chapter 1–The Self-Made Myth
Origins of the Self-Made Myth
Modern Myth and the Titans of Industry
Fueling an Anti-Government Narrative
Chapter 2–Busting the Myth
Making the Invisible Visible
Donald Trump: FHA Housing, Imminent Domain, and Bank Bailouts
H. Ross Perot, Sr.: Medicare, Medicaid, and the Right Connections
Box: Social Mobility and the Rags to Riches Story
Koch Brothers: Money, Power, and Public Subsidies
Summary: Cleaning the Slate
Chapter 3–The Built-Together Reality of Individual Success
Roots of the Built-Together Reality
The Role of Individual Effort and Leadership
Unequal Opportunities and Historical Timing
Society’s Contributions to Individual Success
Chapter 4–Stories of Success and the Common Good
About the Profiles
Jerry Fiddler: “Public support for education helped get me where I am.”
Glynn Lloyd: Food safety inspections help me and my customers
Reality Check: Highways and Transportation
Thelma Kidd: Taxes are just the price of doing business
Warren Buffett: “This Society Disproportionately Values What I Do Well”
Martin Rothenberg: “My Success was Paid For by Others”
Box: Higher Education and Individual Success
Kim Jordan: The idea of a self-made person is ridiculous.
Anirvan Chatterjee: Leaving the ladder down behind him
Reality Check: Building the Internet
Peter Barnes: Wealth Comes Out of the Commons
Amy Domini: Regulation Makes My Industry Possible
Reality Check: Government Regulation in Finance
Nikhil Arora: “It Takes a Village to Raise a Business”
Ben Cohen: “Holding the Business in Trust for the Community.”
Gun Denhart: “There’s No Way I’ve Done This By Myself.”
Reality Check: Technical Innovation, Research, and Development
Abigail Disney: Wealth and the Next Generation
Jim Sherblom: What Will Our Economy Offer for the Next Generation?
Chapter 5–Policy Implications and the Public Investment Imperative
Shifting Perspectives and the Built-Together Reality
A Note on the Role of Government
Tax Policies for the Built-Together Reality
Investing in America and Paying it Forward
Ensuring the Framework of the Economy is Fair
Conclusion: A Call to Action
Using Your Voice
Responsible Wealth in Action
About the Authors
About Responsible Wealth
About United for a Fair Economy
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
Index