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Overview"""A bible for a powerful populism that will arise after the latest Gilded Age is over. Read it and run, or read it and recover your sense of what it could mean to actually live in a democratic society.""-Paul Hawken, author, Natural Capitalism and The Ecology of Commerce""[Gates] offers an ambitious ""populist vision."" You may not like its answers, but you can't ignore the questions.""-Cheryl Dahle, Fast Company ""A political-economic manifesto for the new millennium., This persuasive and well-documented work will generate thoughtful discussion.""-Library Journal. Citing alarming statistics, Jeff Gates convincingly argues that the current economic boom is largely a mirage, buoyed by policies that continue to reward the wealthy and punish the poor. With equal measures of passion and incisive reasoning, he proposes an ambitious yet practical program of financial, political, and economic reform." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeff GatesPublisher: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US Imprint: Perseus Books Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.474kg ISBN: 9780738204833ISBN 10: 0738204838 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 20 April 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsFrom the leading voice in the shared capitalism movement comes a manifesto for spreading wealth and creating a truly democratic society A bible for a powerful populism that will arise after the latest Gilded Age is over Read it and run, or read it and recover your sense of what it could mean to actually live in a democratic society. -Paul Hawken, author, Natural Capitalism and The Ecology of Commerce [Gates] offers an ambitious populist vision. You may not like its answers, but you can't ignore the questions. -Cheryl Dahle, Fast Company A political-economic manifesto for the new millennium. This persuasive and well-documented work will generate thoughtful discussion. -Library Journal Author InformationJeff Gates is a lawyer, investment banker, political advisor, and consultant to government, union, and industry leaders worldwide. As counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance during the 1980s he was a leading fiture of the federal legislation encouraging employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |