The Resource The vanishing American corporation : navigating the hazards of a new economy, Gerald F. Davis
The vanishing American corporation : navigating the hazards of a new economy, Gerald F. Davis
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The item The vanishing American corporation : navigating the hazards of a new economy, Gerald F. Davis represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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- 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. In recent years we've seen some of the most storied corporations go bankrupt (General Motors, Chrysler, Eastman Kodak) or disappear entirely (Bethlehem Steel, Lehman Brothers, Borders). Gerald Davis argues this is a root cause of the income inequality and social instability we face today. Corporations were once an integral part of building the middle class. He points out that in their heyday they offered millions of people lifetime employment, a stable career path, health insurance, and retirement pensions. They were like small private welfare states. The businesses that are replacing them will not fill the same role. For one thing, they employ far fewer people the combined global workforces of Facebook, Yelp, Zynga, LinkedIn, Zillow, Tableau, Zulily, and Box are smaller than the number of people who lost their jobs when Circuit City was liquidated in 2009. And in the sharing economy, companies have no obligation to most of the people who work for them at the end of 2014 Uber had over 160,000 driver-partners in the United States but recognized only about 2,000 people as actual employees. Davis tracks the rise of the large American corporation and the economic, social, and technological developments that have led to its decline. The future could see either increasing economic polarization, as careers turn into jobs and jobs turn into tasks, or a more democratic economy built from the grass roots. It's up to us."--Publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 222 pages
- Contents
-
- The corporate century in America
- Why the American corporation is disappearing
- Consequences of corporate collapse
- Now what?
- Isbn
- 9781626562790
- Label
- The vanishing American corporation : navigating the hazards of a new economy
- Title
- The vanishing American corporation
- Title remainder
- navigating the hazards of a new economy
- Statement of responsibility
- Gerald F. Davis
- Language
- eng
- 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. In recent years we've seen some of the most storied corporations go bankrupt (General Motors, Chrysler, Eastman Kodak) or disappear entirely (Bethlehem Steel, Lehman Brothers, Borders). Gerald Davis argues this is a root cause of the income inequality and social instability we face today. Corporations were once an integral part of building the middle class. He points out that in their heyday they offered millions of people lifetime employment, a stable career path, health insurance, and retirement pensions. They were like small private welfare states. The businesses that are replacing them will not fill the same role. For one thing, they employ far fewer people the combined global workforces of Facebook, Yelp, Zynga, LinkedIn, Zillow, Tableau, Zulily, and Box are smaller than the number of people who lost their jobs when Circuit City was liquidated in 2009. And in the sharing economy, companies have no obligation to most of the people who work for them at the end of 2014 Uber had over 160,000 driver-partners in the United States but recognized only about 2,000 people as actual employees. Davis tracks the rise of the large American corporation and the economic, social, and technological developments that have led to its decline. The future could see either increasing economic polarization, as careers turn into jobs and jobs turn into tasks, or a more democratic economy built from the grass roots. It's up to us."--Publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Davis, Gerald F.
- Dewey number
- 338.7/40973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD2785
- LC item number
- .D26 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- BK currents book
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Corporations
- Industries
- United States
- Label
- The vanishing American corporation : navigating the hazards of a new economy, Gerald F. Davis
- Bar code
- 31223118813410
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-208) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The corporate century in America -- Why the American corporation is disappearing -- Consequences of corporate collapse -- Now what?
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9781626562790
- Lccn
- 2015050640
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 920452156
- (OCoLC)920452156
- Label
- The vanishing American corporation : navigating the hazards of a new economy, Gerald F. Davis
- Bar code
- 31223118813410
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-208) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The corporate century in America -- Why the American corporation is disappearing -- Consequences of corporate collapse -- Now what?
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9781626562790
- Lccn
- 2015050640
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- 920452156
- (OCoLC)920452156
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