The Corruption of Capitalism
eBook - ePub

The Corruption of Capitalism

Why rentiers thrive and work does not pay

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Corruption of Capitalism

Why rentiers thrive and work does not pay

About this book

Politicians, financiers and bureaucrats claim to believe in free competitive markets, yet they have built the most unfree market system ever created. In this Gilded Age, income is funnelled to the owners of property – financial, physical and intellectual – at the expense of society. Wages stagnate as labour markets are transformed by outsourcing, automation and the on-demand economy, generating more rental income while broadening the precariat.

Now fully updated with an introduction examining the systemic issues exposed by Brexit and Covid-19, The Corruption of Capitalism argues that rentier capitalism is fostering revolt and presents a new income distribution system that would achieve the extinction of the rentier while encouraging sustainable growth.

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Table of contents

  1. Praise
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Glossary of Acronyms
  5. Introduction to the Third Edition
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1: The Origins of Our Times
  8. Chapter 2: The Shaping of Rentier Capitalism
  9. Chapter 3: The Plague of Subsidies
  10. Chapter 4: The Scourge of Debt
  11. Chapter 5: Plunder of the Commons
  12. Chapter 6: Labour Brokers: The Precariat Bears the Strain
  13. Chapter 7: The Corruption of Democracy
  14. Chapter 8: Rent Asunder: The Precariat’s Revolt
  15. About the Author
  16. Index
  17. Copyright