The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy

Preface

Introduction: Tectonic shifts and the new economic landscape

Part I. The corporate century in America: Preface; 1. Corporations in America and around the world; 2. How the corporation conquered America; 3. Taming the corporation; 4. The postwar era of corporate dominance

Part II. Why the American corporation is disappearing: Preface; 5. Shareholders get the upper hand; 6. Nikefication and the rise of the virtual corporation; 7. The public corporation becomes obsolete; 8. The last gasp of the IPO market

Part III. Consequences of corporate collapse: Preface; 9. The disappearing social safety net; 10. Rising inequality; 11. Declining upward mobility; 12. Silver linings

Part IV. Now what? Preface; 13. Possible postcorporate futures; 14. Navigating a postcorporate economy

Resources

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