The Puritan Gift: Reclaiming the American Dream Amidst Global Financial Chaos (Paperback or Softback)

Hopper, Kenneth; Hopper, William

ISBN 10: 184511986X / ISBN 13: 9781845119867

Published by 1/30/2009, 2009

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• Title: The Puritan Gift: Reclaiming the American Dream Amidst Global Financial Chaos (Paperback or Softback)
• Publisher: 1/30/2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184511986X
• ISBN 13: 9781845119867
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The collapse of Lehman Brothers and other Wall Street institutions sent shock waves around the world. But this was just the beginning. Whole nations have been dragged to the brink of bankruptcy. Banks on both sides of the Atlantic have been nationalised. The stock market is out of control and the global economy is in meltdown. Financial experts and the media are clamouring to tell us that these events are unprecedented and unpredictable. But is this really true or should we all have seen it coming? The authors of 'The Puritan Gift' saw the writing on the wall long ago. In this important book they offer a shocking exposé of the failures of the American financial system as well as vital lessons for the future. Tracing the extraordinary development of the managerial culture that underpinned three centuries of American commercial triumph, 'The Puritan Gift' shows how the current financial crisis has an old-fashioned cause: bad management. By distancing itself from the core values of innovation and discipline the 'gift' of the early Puritan settlers which underlay its past commercial and economic success America sacrificed its future prosperity and security. Now America and indeed the whole world needs to re-discover this ethical bedrock in order to revive the international economy and reclaim the American Dream for a new generation. 'A goldmine of information' - Myron Tribus, former Director of the Center for Advanced Engineering Study, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 'Very interesting, a fun read and a store of eye-opening anecdotes' - Robert Chote, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies; 'An important new contribution to the study of management' - Professor Peter Kawalek, Manchester Business School; 'bold, original and agreeably opinionated' - Simon Caulkin, Observer

About the Author

Kenneth Hopper has been active throughout his professional life as a writer on industrial affairs and a consultant in both the U.S.A. and Europe. He was born in Scotland and is now a U.S. citizen living in New Jersey. William Hopper (his brother) lives in London and has spent his career in investment banking in New York and London. Their combined knowledge of manufacturing and finance gives this book its unique depth and perspective. Preface by Professor Russell Ackoff of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.