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Author:   Rob Larson
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.266kg
ISBN:  

9780745332673

ISBN 10:   0745332676
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   05 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface The Plutonomy Papers Part 1: External Damnation The market’s unintended impact on the environment Introduction 'Externalities' in theory 1. Come Hell and High Water 2. Hug Them While They Last 3. Hot Water Capitalism's ""best economic case"" 4. The Brown Peril Atmospheric 5. Cause and Side-Effect 6. As Not Seen On TV Part 2: Will Work For Peanuts The job market and war on labor Introduction The labor market in theory 7. Classroots 8. Hitting the Class Ceiling 9. Fight and Flight 10. MidEast Meets MidWest 11. Ebony & Irony 12. The Subprime Court 13. Keeping Down With the Joneses Part 3: The Invisible Hand Gives the Finger The crisis-prone finance market Introduction Credit markets in theory 14. Pop Goes the Economy 15. Not Too Big Enough 16. Bonanzas As Usual 17. Fed Up 18. Starved For Attention Conclusion: Invisible Sleight-of-Hand Economics as a failed science Notes Index"

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I have been reading Rob Larson's columns for some time, with great profit and appreciation. His work is not only solidly grounded but also lucid and accessible, a most valuable contribution to public understanding and vitally needed action. -- Noam Chomsky Larson adds a critical component to the policy debate about financial reform by explaining why the systemically dangerous institutions (SDIs) -- the too big to fail banks -- imperil our democracy as well as our economy. They are ticking time bombs certain to cause great damage unless we follow Larson's advice. -- William K. Black, Associate Professor of Economics and Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City, author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One. Whether illuminating the rapacious class war being waged by America's CEOs, the remarkably mindless degradation of the world's oceans, or the wishful thinking about the increasingly evident consequences of global warming, Rob Larson consistently brings powerful insights and a biting wit. Larson has a unique skill for translating complex economic and scientific analysis with both clarity and force. -- Roger Bybee, labour journalist Robert Larson's range of topics and accessible writing make this book an invaluable contribution to the critical task of connecting environmental degradation and overwhelming corporate power. A most readable and timely response to a central challenge of our times. -- Mary Zepernick, co-founder of Program on Corporations, Law, and Democracy (POCLAD) Larson has the incredible ability to break down complicated economic data and facts and present what is really happening in easy and simple language, in a way that any busy working person can use in developing their own conclusions. Fact-driven, concise, interesting, and even funny -- that's unusual for a book about economics, policies, and working people. -- Tom Szymanski, Organizer of IBEW Local 275

Author Information

Rob Larson teaches Economics at Tacoma Community College in Washington State, USA. He is active with Occupy Tacoma and Jobs with Justice, and writes regularly for Dollars and Sense and Z Magazine.

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