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The Shock Doctrine >> New York Times Book Review | Bleakonomics
" 'The Shock Doctrine' is Klein’s ambitious look at the economic history of the last 50 years and the rise of free-market fundamentalism around the world. "
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Supercapitalism >> Portfolio Magazine | Hellbent on Capitalism
As Reich admits, this unfettered capitalism is very good at what it tries to do: mainly, earn profits for shareholders and offer a wide array of affordable products to consumers. It is lousy at everything else.
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In conjunction with their Business Book of The Year Award, The Financial Times is asking the question: "What is the best book of all time? " They solicited suggestions from a wide variety of business executives, including GE's Jeff Immelt and Ebay's Meg Whitman. The editorial staff then created a short list using the same criterea as their yearly awards.
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I wrote last Friday about microcredit and a book entitled A Billion Bootstraps. When I got home that night a funny thing happened. I turned on the television, flipped it to channel 10, and there was microcredit pioneer and Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus on NOW's "Enterprising Ideas" series.
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The Billionaire Who Wasn't>>The Wall Street Journal | Business Success Is Not Duty Free
Chuck Feeney is a hard man to categorize. He made billions as a co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers, the world-wide retail chain familiar to almost anyone who has passed through an international airport, yet when he is traveling, he flies economy class.
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If you've been with us for awhile, you may know we're based in Milwaukee. And, our sister company is the independent Harry W.
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