Economists and the Powerful

Informationen zum Autor Norbert Häring is the co-founder and director of the World Economics Association, editor of the "World Economic Review," and a correspondent for "Handelsblatt," the leading German business newspaper. Niall Douglas is the Social Networking Coordinator of the World Economics Association, operates an expert IT consultancy firm and serves on international engineering standards committees within the ISO and IEEE. Klappentext This book explores the workings of the modern global economy - in which competition is imperfect and influence of power is ubiquitous - and reveals the vast difference between the true workings of capitalism and the myths that mainstream economics would have us believe.

Klappentext

This book explores the workings of the modern global economy - in which competition is imperfect and influence of power is ubiquitous - and reveals the vast difference between the true workings of capitalism and the myths that mainstream economics would have us believe.

Inhalt

Introduction; Chapter 1. The Economics of the Powerful; Chapter 2. Money is Power; Chapter 3. The Power of the Corporate Elite; Chapter 4. Market Power; Chapter 5. Power at Work; Chapter 6. The Power to Set the Rules of the Game; Afterword; References; Index