Democracy at Risk: Rescuing Main Street from Wall Street - Hardcover

Gates, Jeff

 
9780738203263: Democracy at Risk: Rescuing Main Street from Wall Street
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0738203262 ISBN 13: 9780738203263
Publisher: Perseus Books, 2000

Synopsis

From the leading voice in the "shared capitalism" movement comes a manifesto for spreading wealth and creating a truly democratic society.. The year 2000 is the first election year of the twenty- first century. For attorney-activist Jeff Gates, it represents the ideal occasion to own up to the failings of our political system and to pursue a more inclusive national agenda that corrects what he shows are severe threats to democracy, free enterprise and the environment. Citing alarming statistics, Gates convincingly argues that the current boom is largely a mirage, buoyed by policies that continue to reward the wealthy and punish the poor. With equal measures of passion and incisive reasoning drawn from a career in national politics and corporate finance, he proposes an ambitious yet practical program of financial, political, and economic reform. Democracy at Risk is a call-to-arms for any aspiring leader or concerned citizen who wants to create and participate in a better future.

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Review

"From the leading voice in the "shared capitalism" movement comes a manifesto for spreading wealth and creating a truly democratic society "A bible for a powerful populism that will arise after the latest Gilded Age is over Read it and run, or read it and recover your sense of what it could mean to actually live in a democratic society." -Paul Hawken, author, Natural Capitalism and The Ecology of Commerce "[Gates] offers an ambitious "populist vision." You may not like its answers, but you can't ignore the questions." -Cheryl Dahle, Fast Company "A political-economic manifesto for the new millennium. This persuasive and well-documented work will generate thoughtful discussion." -Library Journal"

Synopsis

From the leading voice in the "shared capitalism" movement comes a manifesto for spreading wealth and creating a truly democratic society.. The year 2000 is the first election year of the twenty- first century. For attorney-activist Jeff Gates, it represents the ideal occasion to own up to the failings of our political system and to pursue a more inclusive national agenda that corrects what he shows are severe threats to democracy, free enterprise and the environment. Citing alarming statistics, Gates convincingly argues that the current boom is largely a mirage, buoyed by policies that continue to reward the wealthy and punish the poor. With equal measures of passion and incisive reasoning drawn from a career in national politics and corporate finance, he proposes an ambitious yet practical program of financial, political, and economic reform. Democracy at Risk is a call-to-arms for any aspiring leader or concerned citizen who wants to create and participate in a better future.

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Publisher
Perseus Books
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0738203262
ISBN 13 
9780738203263
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
432

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