People's republic of Walmart : how the world's biggest corporations are laying the foundation for socialism
Phillips, Leigh (Journalist)2018
Books, Manuscripts
For the left and the right, major multinational companies are held up as the the ultimate expressions of free market competition. Their remarkable success vindicates the old idea that our modern societies are too large, too complex and difficult, to be subjected to a plan. And yet, as Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski argue, late capitalism already operates by central planning. The sheer economic weight of multinational, corporate giants means that the decision making of its owners decides the fate of virtually everyone else downstream of them, shaping the fortunes of much of the world. Not only is planning possible, we already have it. Except all the power is concentrated in the hands of a selfish few. Against the dictatorship of capital, 'The People's Republic of Walmart' is a clarion call for a return to collective decision making in all matters economic.
Main title:
People's republic of Walmart : how the world's biggest corporations are laying the foundation for socialism / Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski.
Author:
Phillips, Leigh (Journalist), authorRozworski, Michal, author
Imprint:
London : Verso, 2018.
Collation:
160 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781786635167 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2335217