Employers' Economics versus Employees' Economy - How Adam Smith's Legacy Obscures Public Investment in the Private Sector (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book argues that economic activity in the public sphere now underwrites private corporations, and rejects rigid adherence to traditional economic theories that no longer apply. Adam Smith's widely used "merchant's model" assumes that most investment is private, when in fact research demonstrates that public investment in the workforce through education and training far outweighs the private sector, and does not account for the growing presence of consensual pricing, the diversification of modern businesses, or the increasing internal authoritarianism of globalizing companies. With de facto public support for these adaptations undermining the universally presumed economic model, private corporations are able to increase their profits while misrepresenting the investment of their own global labor forces. This book suggests an "economy of laws" solution that balances the needed degree of central investment planning with the continuation of our pluralist economy of largely autonomous firms, principally by extending the full rights of citizens into the workplace itself.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	February 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	John F. M. McDermott
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	191
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-50148-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Finance > Investment & securities > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Money & Finance > Investment & securities > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-50148-8
Barcode:	9783319501482

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