Shawn's review
Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life by Robert B. Reich
Shawn's review
rating:
bookshelves: non-fiction
recommended for: People interested in the relationship between Democracy and Capitalism.
status: Read in November, 2007
rating:
bookshelves: non-fiction
recommended for: People interested in the relationship between Democracy and Capitalism.
status: Read in November, 2007
This is an extremely informative book - Robert Reich manages to put his finger on several things that have been bothering me about the way our democracy interfaces with the business world.
You know how sometimes you have a bad feeling about someone, but you can't really explain why to someone else? Well, if you feel that way about politics and business right now, then you may really enjoy this book.
The first 175 pages are well-written and interesting, albeit a little repetitive. Or maybe I just didn't need as many examples as the author was giving. In any case, the last fifty pages focus on real-world solutions to many of the dilemmas that our democracy is currently facing with regard to business and politics.
I found this book to be extremely helpful in regaining my perspective on some difficult political issues, and also in clarifyng my current thinking around government and business. And I always love it when an author focuses on solutions, not just what we are doing wrong...more
You know how sometimes you have a bad feeling about someone, but you can't really explain why to someone else? Well, if you feel that way about politics and business right now, then you may really enjoy this book.
The first 175 pages are well-written and interesting, albeit a little repetitive. Or maybe I just didn't need as many examples as the author was giving. In any case, the last fifty pages focus on real-world solutions to many of the dilemmas that our democracy is currently facing with regard to business and politics.
I found this book to be extremely helpful in regaining my perspective on some difficult political issues, and also in clarifyng my current thinking around government and business. And I always love it when an author focuses on solutions, not just what we are doing wrong...more
"You know how sometimes you have a bad feeling about someone, but you can't really explain why to someone else? Well, if you feel that way about politics and business right now, then you may really enjoy this book."I'm about a third of the way through this book, and that is a really, really good way of putting it.
Another book that evokes that same feeling is "Big Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses" by Stacy Mitchell.
