Levers of power : how the 1% rules and what the 99% can do about it /

Young, Kevin A.,

Levers of power : how the 1% rules and what the 99% can do about it / Kevin A. Young, Tarun Banerjee, and Michael Schwartz. - xii, 210 pages ;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Levers of Power argues that corporations' influence ultimately derives from their control over the economic resources on which society depends. When business goes on a 'capital strike' by refusing to invest in particular locations or industries, it imposes material hardship on specific groups or even the economy as a whole. For this reason, even politicians who are not dependent on corporate campaign cash must strive to keep capitalists happy"--

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Business and politics--United States.
Corporate power--United States.
Capitalism--United States.

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