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The uprising The uprising David Sirota An All-Access Pass to the Populist Insurrection Brewing Across the CountryJob outsourcing. Perpetual busy signals at government agencies. Slashed paychecks. Stolen elections. A war without end, fatal… OL11804089W
Mariposa Mariposa Greg Bear,Charles Leggett In this near-future thriller, three FBI agents take on the Talos Corporation and its plan to destroy the government and constitutional law by means of a treatment program code-named Mariposa. OL15273821W
Hostile takeover Hostile takeover David Sirota Millions of Americans lack health care and millions more struggle to afford it. Wages have been stagnant for thirty years, even as corporate profits skyrocket. Politicians say they want to fix the pr… OL15858553W
Colossus Colossus Jack Beatty "Weaving historical source material with his own incisive analysis, Jack Beatty traces the rise of the American corporation, from its beginnings in the seventeenth century through today, illustrating… OL15859695W
The Halliburton agenda The Halliburton agenda Dan Briody The author of the bestseller The Iron Triangle untangles a web of political back scratching in one of the world's most powerful companies Halliburton-a Texas oil-field company Dick Cheney ran before… OL16028817W
The divine right of capital The divine right of capital Marjorie Kelly "Wealth inequality, corporate welfare, and industrial pollution are symptoms - the fevers and chills of the economy. The underlying illness, says Business Ethics magazine cofounder Marjorie Kelly, is… OL16061438W
Clientelism in everyday Latin American Politics Clientelism in everyday Latin American Politics Tina Hilgers "In Latin America and beyond, societies are deeply unequal, the poor are marginalized, and states face continuous fiscal shortages and real or potential political instability. In this context, democr… OL16664470W
Chocolate on trial Chocolate on trial Satre, Lowell J. "Chocolate on Trial: Slavery, Politics, and the Ethics of Business recounts the events surrounding the libel trial in which Cadbury Bros. sued the Standard of London over the newspaper's accusation t… OL1892158W
Survival of corporatism during the New Deal era, 1933-1945 Survival of corporatism during the New Deal era, 1933-1945 Robert F. Himmelberg xvii, 413 p. : 24 cm OL19217949W
The Language of Global Success: How a Common Tongue Transforms Multinational Organizations The Language of Global Success: How a Common Tongue Transforms Multinational Organizations Tsedal Neeley 1 online resource (vii, 188 pages) OL19367160W
How did we get into this mess? How did we get into this mess? George Monbiot "Leading political and environmental commentator on where we have gone wrong, and what to do about it. "Here are some of the things I try to fight: undemocratic power, corruption, deception of the pu… OL20049731W
Captured Captured Sheldon Whitehouse "In Captured, U.S. Senator and former federal prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse offers an eye-opening take on what corporate influence looks like today from the Senate Floor, adding a first-hand perspect… OL20049803W
On the rampage On the rampage Russell Mokhiber,Robert Weissman From Worldcom to Coke, from Enron to the White House, these columns offer trenchant revelations of corporate dirty deeds. Featuring the 10 worst corporations and 10 reasons to dismantle the World tra… OL20545073W
When corporations rule the world When corporations rule the world David C. Korten A handful of corporations and financial institutions command an ever-greater concentration of economic and political power in an assault against markets, democracy, and life. It's a "suicide economy,… OL20548289W
Winning the Influence Game Winning the Influence Game Mickey Edwards,Michael D. Watkins,Usha Thakrar "Winning the Influence Game is your guide to navigating the morass of competing, overlapping jurisdictions and diverse legislators, regulators, and judges so you can help to shape the laws and rules … OL21372256W
Business Strategy for an Era of Political Change Business Strategy for an Era of Political Change Charles S. Mack "Mack's book will be useful and important reading for government relations, public affairs, and association executives, and for public policy professionals in the academic community concerned about t… OL2673120W
Empresarios y políticos, entre la restauración y la revolución, 1920-1924 Empresarios y políticos, entre la restauración y la revolución, 1920-1924 María del Carmen Collado "Detailed exploration of the relationship between Mexico's business class (bankers, industrial and commercial magnates) and the government of Alvaro Obregón. Discusses the process by which these eli… OL2789638W
Los empresarios y el cambio político Los empresarios y el cambio político Matilde Luna Ledesma "Analyzes private sector's impact on Mexican political developments during crucial period between 1970-87. Argues that future political analyses must consider a new radical tendency toward concern wi… OL3844046W
The Big Ripoff The Big Ripoff Timothy P. Carney Praise for THE BIG RIPOFF "Politicians like to say that government is on the side of the little guy. But with impressive documentation and persuasive examples, Tim Carney shows how government powe… OL8232865W
Diam-diam Daim Diam-diam Daim Syed Hussien Alattas Political issues in Malaysia during the downfall of Daim bin Zainuddin, former Malaysia's finance minister. OL945489W
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