Grace Blakeley

Vulture Capitalism

Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom

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Produktbeschreibung

'A galvanising takedown of neoliberalism's "free market" logic, one rooted in as much history as it is in current events' NAOMI KLEINEverything you know about capitalism is wrong.Free markets aren't really free. Record corporate profits don't trickle down to everyone else. And we aren't empowered to make our own choices - they're made for us every day.In Vulture Capitalism, acclaimed journalist Grace Blakeley takes on the world's most powerful corporations by showing how the causes of our modern crisis are the intended result of our capitalist system. It's not broken, it's working exactly as planned. From Amazon to Boeing, Henry Ford to Richard Nixon, Blakeley shows us exactly where late-stage capitalism has gone wrong.Searing, explosive and timely, Vulture Capitalism is the book you need to understand what is happening in the world around you - and what you can do to change it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing / Bloomsbury Trade
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 551525
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 151mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 514g
• ISBN-13: 9781526638106
• ISBN-10: 152663810X
• Artikelnr.: 68707110

Autorenporträt

Grace Blakeley is a staff writer at Tribune magazine and author of Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation and The Corona Crash. She previously worked as a research fellow for the Institute for Public Policy Research and as the New Statesman's economic commentator. She appears regularly in the media as a political and economic commentator, including appearances on Question Time, BBC This Week and BBC Breakfast.

Rezensionen

A galvanising takedown of neoliberalism's "free market" logic, one rooted as much in history as it is in current events. Blakeley's argument is well researched, clear and devastating. Most important of all, she charts a path forward based in hope, democracy and liberation Naomi Klein

Vulture Capitalism is a vigorous rejection of the liberal idea that if only some enlightened government were to tweak its policies correctly, democratic capitalism would bring prosperity to all Sam Leith Guardian

Vulture Capitalism is a vigorous rejection of the liberal ideathat if only some enlightened government were to tweak its policies correctly, democratic capitalism would bring prosperity to all