{"product_id":"accountable-the-rise-of-citizen-capitalism-hardcover","title":"Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael O'Leary\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWarren Valdmanis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"More than ever before, this is the book our economy needs.\" - Dr. Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Unwilling to settle for easy answers or superficial changes, O'Leary and Valdmanis push us all to ask more of our economic system.\" - Senator Michael F. Bennet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis provocative book takes us inside the fight to save capitalism from itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporations are broken, reflecting no purpose deeper than profit. But the tools we are relying on to fix them--corporate social responsibility, divestment, impact investing, and government control--risk making our problems worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith lively storytelling and careful analysis, O'Leary and Valdmanis cut through the tired dogma of current economic thinking to reveal a hopeful truth: If we can make our corporations accountable to a deeper purpose, we can make capitalism both prosperous and good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the sustainability-driven CEO of Unilever takes on the efficiency-obsessed Warren Buffett? Does Kellogg's--a company founded to serve a healthy breakfast--have a sacred duty to sell sugary cereal if that's what maximizes profit? For decades, government has tried to curb CEO pay but failed. Why? Can Harvard students force the university to divest from oil and gas? Does it even matter if they do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO'Leary and Valdmanis, two iconoclastic investors, take us on a fast-paced insider's journey that will change the way we look at corporations. Likely to spark controversy among cynics and dreamers alike, this book is essential reading for anyone with a stake in reforming capitalism--which means all of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on their insider experience, O'Leary and Valdmanis offer an unsentimental blueprint for an economy that generates prosperity without peril.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShareholder vs. Stakeholder Capitalism: \u003c\/b\u003e Go inside the battle for the soul of capitalism as Unilever's purpose-driven strategy clashes with the shareholder-first ethos of Kraft Heinz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Myth of Fiduciary Duty: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover why the legal mandate to maximize profit is a powerful misconception and how leaders can prioritize long-term value for everyone, not just shareholders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBeyond ESG and Divestment: \u003c\/b\u003e Analyze why popular solutions like corporate social responsibility (CSR), divestment, and impact investing often fall short and what's required for real, structural change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCitizen Capitalism: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn about a new model for accountability where corporations are rechartered around a deeper purpose and all of us--as buyers, workers, savers, and voters--have a role to play.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433882108125,"sku":"9780062976512","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Vql1mAQUj-9780062976512.webp?v=1784155680","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/accountable-the-rise-of-citizen-capitalism-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}