The vanishing American corporation : navigating the hazards of a new economy / Gerald F. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Gerald F. (Gerald Fredrick), 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporations--United States--History.

Corporations.

Industries--United States--History.

Industries.

United States--Economic conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It may be hard to believe in an era of Walmart, Citizens United, and the Koch brothers, but corporations are on the decline.The number of American companies listed on the stock market dropped by half between 1996 and 2012.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Tectonic shifts and the new economic landscape; Part I: THE CORPORATE CENTURY IN AMERICA; 1: Corporations in America and around the world; 2: How the corporation conquered America; 3: Taming the corporation; 4: The postwar era of corporate dominance; Part II: WHY THE AMERICAN CORPORATION IS DISAPPEARING; 5: Shareholders get the upper hand; 6: Nikefication and the rise of the virtual corporation; 7: The public corporation becomes obsolete; 8: The last gasp of the IPO market

Part III: CONSEQUENCES OF CORPORATE COLLAPSE9: The disappearing social safety net; 10: Rising inequality; 11: Declining upward mobility; 12: Silver linings; Part IV: NOW WHAT?; 13: Possible postcorporate futures; 14: Navigating a postcorporate economy; Resources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781786842558

1786842556

9781626562806

1626562806

OCLC:

945873196