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Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

de Barbara Ehrenreich ...

Narrado por Cristine McMurdo-Wallis ...

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8 hora 14 minutos

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often ... Leer más

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This engrossing piece of undercover reportage is a New York Times best-seller. With nearly a million copies in print, Nickel and Dimed is a modern classic that deftly portrays the plight of America's working-class poor. Author Barbara Ehrenreich decides to see if she can scratch out a comfortable living in blue-collar America. What she discovers is a culture of desperation, where workers often
... Leer más
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Utopia for Realists

How We Can Build the Ideal World

de Rutger Bregman ...

Narrado por Peter Noble ...

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6 hora 34 minutos

Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today."A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell." -- New York TimesAfter working all day at jobs we often dislike, we buy things we don't need. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian, reminds us it needn't be this way -- and in some ... Leer más

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Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of Europe's leading young thinkers shows how we can build an ideal world today."A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell." -- New York TimesAfter working all day at jobs we often dislike, we buy things we don't need. Rutger Bregman, a Dutch historian, reminds us it needn't be this way -- and in some
... Leer más
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The Sovereign Individual

Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

de James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg ...

Narrado por Michael David Axtell ...

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19 hora 20 minutos

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

Now featuring a new preface by Peter ThielTwo renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for prosperity and renewal in the face of radical changes in human history as we move into the next century.The Sovereign Individual details strategies necessary for adapting financially to the next phase of Western
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Makers and Takers

The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business

de Rana Foroohar ...

Narrado por Rachel Fulginiti ...

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13 hora 25 minutos

**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held ... Leer más

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**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held
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Time for Socialism

Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021

de Thomas Piketty ...

Narrado por L.J. Ganser ...

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8 hora 2 minutos

A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAs a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfoldingof a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the ... Leer más

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A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyAs a correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty has documented the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfoldingof a global pandemic, and much else besides, always from the
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Aftershock

The Next Economy and America's Future

de Robert B. Reich ...

Narrado por Robert B. Reich ...

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9 hora 3 minutos

The author of 12 acclaimed books, Robert B. Reich is a Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served in three national administrations. While many blamed Wall Street for the financial meltdown, Aftershock points a finger at a national economy in which wealth is increasingly concentrated at the top-and where a grasping middle class simply does not ... Leer más

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The author of 12 acclaimed books, Robert B. Reich is a Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served in three national administrations. While many blamed Wall Street for the financial meltdown, Aftershock points a finger at a national economy in which wealth is increasingly concentrated at the top-and where a grasping middle class simply does not
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The Price of Inequality

How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future

de Joseph E. Stiglitz ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

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13 hora 4 minutos

The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation's wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live."Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable: moneyed ... Leer más

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The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation's wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live."Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable: moneyed
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Fully Automated Luxury Communism

de Aaron Bastani ...

Narrado por Shaun Grindell ...

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7 hora 42 minutos

A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity, and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury, and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare, and ... Leer más

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A different kind of politics for a new kind of society—beyond work, scarcity, and capitalismIn the twenty-first century, new technologies should liberate us from work. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury, and happiness—for everyone. Technological advance will reduce the value of commodities—food, healthcare, and
... Leer más
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Gouged

The End of a Fair Price--and What That Means for Your Wallet

de Lindsay Owens ...

Narrado por Lindsay Owens ...

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6 hora 33 minutos

**“[Gouged] might be the book of the year.” —Matt Novak, Gizmodo“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of LaborA searing exposé of the new tools of corporate profiteering and a field guide to the deceptive ... Leer más

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**“[Gouged] might be the book of the year.” —Matt Novak, Gizmodo“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of LaborA searing exposé of the new tools of corporate profiteering and a field guide to the deceptive
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How the World Became Rich

The Historical Origins of Economic Growth

de Mark Koyama, Jared Rubin ...

Narrado por Adam Barr ...

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10 hora 15 minutos

Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich?Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and ... Leer más

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Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich?Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and
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Limits to Growth

The 30-Year Update

de Jorgen Randers, Dennis Meadows, Donella Meadows ...

Narrado por Tia Rider ...

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11 hora 54 minutos

In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the world and created stirring conversation about global ‘overshoot,’ or resource use beyond the carrying capacity of the planet. Now, preeminent environmental scientists Donnella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows have teamed up again to update and ... Leer más

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In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the world and created stirring conversation about global ‘overshoot,’ or resource use beyond the carrying capacity of the planet. Now, preeminent environmental scientists Donnella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows have teamed up again to update and
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Auctions

de Timothy P. Hubbard, Harry J. Paarsch ...

Narrado por Sean Pratt ...

Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge
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5 hora 40 minutos

Although it is among the oldest of market institutions, the auction is ubiquitous in today's economy, used for everything from government procurement to selling advertising on the Internet to course assignment at MIT's Sloan School. And yet beyond the small number of economists who specialize in the subject, few people understand how auctions really work. This concise, accessible, and engaging ... Leer más

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Although it is among the oldest of market institutions, the auction is ubiquitous in today's economy, used for everything from government procurement to selling advertising on the Internet to course assignment at MIT's Sloan School. And yet beyond the small number of economists who specialize in the subject, few people understand how auctions really work. This concise, accessible, and engaging
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Street Smarts

Adventures on the Road and in the Markets

de Jim Rogers ...

Narrado por Michael Bybee ...

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7 hora 21 minutos

Wall Street legend and bestselling author Jim Rogers offers investing insights and economic, political, and social analysis, drawing on lessons and observations from his lifetime in the markets.Jim Rogers, whose entertaining accounts of his travels around the world--studying the markets from Russia to Singapore from the ground up--has enthralled readers, investors and Wall Street aficionados for ... Leer más

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Wall Street legend and bestselling author Jim Rogers offers investing insights and economic, political, and social analysis, drawing on lessons and observations from his lifetime in the markets.Jim Rogers, whose entertaining accounts of his travels around the world--studying the markets from Russia to Singapore from the ground up--has enthralled readers, investors and Wall Street aficionados for
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A Map of the New Normal

How Inflation, War, and Sanctions Will Change Your World Forever

de Jeff Rubin ...

Narrado por Jeff Rubin ...

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10 hora 45 minutos

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERBestselling economist Jeff Rubin warns that the shock inflation of 2021 is the front of a perfect storm of war, supply-chain disruption, geopolitical realignment, domestic upheaval, and energy scarcity that will change everything.**During the pandemic, government deficits skyrocketed to record highs while central banks primed the printing presses—and the time has come to pay ... Leer más

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERBestselling economist Jeff Rubin warns that the shock inflation of 2021 is the front of a perfect storm of war, supply-chain disruption, geopolitical realignment, domestic upheaval, and energy scarcity that will change everything.**During the pandemic, government deficits skyrocketed to record highs while central banks primed the printing presses—and the time has come to pay
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How Rust Belt City Youngstown Hopes to Overcome Decades of Decline

de PBS NewsHour ...

Narrado por PBS NewsHour ...

Series series Chasing the Dream
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9 minutos

Youngstown, Ohio is an upper-midwest city that has come to symbolize the nation’s distress of deindustrialization with high unemployment and crime rates. But after decades of decline, the city has plans to rebuild, remove blight and attract employers. On issues of poverty and opportunity in America, this is part of an ongoing series of reports called Chasing the Dream. ... Leer más

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Youngstown, Ohio is an upper-midwest city that has come to symbolize the nation’s distress of deindustrialization with high unemployment and crime rates. But after decades of decline, the city has plans to rebuild, remove blight and attract employers. On issues of poverty and opportunity in America, this is part of an ongoing series of reports called Chasing the Dream.
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Capital and Interest

de Frédéric Bastiat, Frédéric Bastiat ...

Narrado por Michele Fry ...

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1 horas 24 minutos

Frédéric Bastiat was an early 19th century French economist/statesman whose common sense essays tried to battle the rise of socialist ideology after the French revolution, where provisional governments were rivaling each other for power. Of central concern was who should control the money. How is wealth created? How should it be divided amongst the people? What services should government provide? ... Leer más

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Frédéric Bastiat was an early 19th century French economist/statesman whose common sense essays tried to battle the rise of socialist ideology after the French revolution, where provisional governments were rivaling each other for power. Of central concern was who should control the money. How is wealth created? How should it be divided amongst the people? What services should government provide?
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Beloved Economies

Transforming How We Work

de Jess Rimington, Joanna Levitt Cea ...

Narrado por Jess Rimington, Joanna Levitt Cea ...

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10 hora 34 minutos

Finalist for the Porchlight Business Book of the Year*****Let’s create an economy for everyone.Based on extensive research with organizations and companies that are boldly breaking out of business as usual, Beloved Economies offer readers an imagination-expanding vision of what work could be.Authors Rimington and Cea explore possibilities for how we work, learning with more than sixty people from ... Leer más

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Finalist for the Porchlight Business Book of the Year*****Let’s create an economy for everyone.Based on extensive research with organizations and companies that are boldly breaking out of business as usual, Beloved Economies offer readers an imagination-expanding vision of what work could be.Authors Rimington and Cea explore possibilities for how we work, learning with more than sixty people from
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History of the American Economy: From Colonial Barter to Digital Capitalism in 10 Essential Turning Points

de Thomas Kavanagh ...

Narrado por Thomas Kavanagh ...

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2 hora 2 minutos

Discover how dramatic economic shifts and brutal conflicts forged modern American capitalism from colonial markets. Perfect for your morning commute, this thought-provoking historical narrative tracks the relentless engine of commerce. Follow the daily human struggles that repeatedly reengineered how citizens work, trade, and survive.Rather than dry financial formulas, this immersive journey drops ... Leer más

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Discover how dramatic economic shifts and brutal conflicts forged modern American capitalism from colonial markets. Perfect for your morning commute, this thought-provoking historical narrative tracks the relentless engine of commerce. Follow the daily human struggles that repeatedly reengineered how citizens work, trade, and survive.Rather than dry financial formulas, this immersive journey drops
... Leer más
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MegaThreats

Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, And How to Survive Them

de Nouriel Roubini ...

Narrado por Kamran Khan ...

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10 hora 4 minutos

The bestselling author of CRISIS ECONOMICS argues that we are heading toward the worst economic catastrophe of our lifetimes, unless we can defend against ten terrifying threats.Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini was nicknamed “Dr. Doom,” until his prediction of the 2008 housing crisis and Great Recession came true--when it was too late. Now he is back with a much scarier prediction, one that we ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

The bestselling author of CRISIS ECONOMICS argues that we are heading toward the worst economic catastrophe of our lifetimes, unless we can defend against ten terrifying threats.Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini was nicknamed “Dr. Doom,” until his prediction of the 2008 housing crisis and Great Recession came true--when it was too late. Now he is back with a much scarier prediction, one that we
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Adrift

America in 100 Charts

de Scott Galloway ...

Narrado por Scott Galloway ...

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3 hora 15 minutos

From bestselling author and NYU business school professor Scott Galloway comes an urgent examination of the future of our nation – and how we got here.We are only just beginning to reckon with our post-pandemic future. As political extremism intensifies, the great resignation affects businesses everywhere, and supply chain issues crush bottom lines, we’re faced with daunting questions – is our ... Leer más

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From bestselling author and NYU business school professor Scott Galloway comes an urgent examination of the future of our nation – and how we got here.We are only just beginning to reckon with our post-pandemic future. As political extremism intensifies, the great resignation affects businesses everywhere, and supply chain issues crush bottom lines, we’re faced with daunting questions – is our
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The Economics of the Stock Market

de Andrew Smithers ...

Narrado por Dennis Kleinman ...

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5 hora 18 minutos

The current consensus economic model, the neoclassical synthesis, depends on aprioristic assumptions that are shown to be invalid when tested against the data and fails to include finance. Economic policy based on this consensus has led to the financial crisis of 2008, the "Great Recession" that followed, and the slow subsequent rate of growth. In The Economics of the Stock Market, Andrew Smithers ... Leer más

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The current consensus economic model, the neoclassical synthesis, depends on aprioristic assumptions that are shown to be invalid when tested against the data and fails to include finance. Economic policy based on this consensus has led to the financial crisis of 2008, the "Great Recession" that followed, and the slow subsequent rate of growth. In The Economics of the Stock Market, Andrew Smithers
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Ann Arbor, Michigan Finds Its "Life Preserver"

de PBS NewsHour ...

Narrado por PBS NewsHour ...

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7 minutos

Michigan is home to few bright economic spots these days -- with the exception of the college town of Ann Arbor. Ray Suarez reports. ... Leer más

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Michigan is home to few bright economic spots these days -- with the exception of the college town of Ann Arbor. Ray Suarez reports.
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Burned by Billionaires

How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet

de Chuck Collins ...

Narrado por Patrick Zeller ...

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5 hora 26 minutos

Recently, it has become increasingly evident that extreme concentrations of wealth and power have profound impacts on our politics, but extreme inequality's influence on our daily lives—and our futures—has been vastly overlooked.In Burned by Billionaires, Chuck Collins, an author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, chronicles how the actions of the top .01% ... Leer más

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Recently, it has become increasingly evident that extreme concentrations of wealth and power have profound impacts on our politics, but extreme inequality's influence on our daily lives—and our futures—has been vastly overlooked.In Burned by Billionaires, Chuck Collins, an author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, chronicles how the actions of the top .01%
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The Corporation in the 21st Century

Why (Almost) Everything We Are Told About Business Is Wrong

de John Kay ...

Narrado por Peter Wicks ...

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14 hora 19 minutos

In the world of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, capitalists built and controlled mills and factories. That relationship between capital and labor continued in the automobile assembly lines and petrochemical plants of the twentieth century.But no longer: products and production have dematerialized. The goods and services provided by the leading companies of the twenty-first century appear on your screen, ... Leer más

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In the world of Adam Smith and Karl Marx, capitalists built and controlled mills and factories. That relationship between capital and labor continued in the automobile assembly lines and petrochemical plants of the twentieth century.But no longer: products and production have dematerialized. The goods and services provided by the leading companies of the twenty-first century appear on your screen,
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