Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite

Name: Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite
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ISBN: 9780674072992

ISBN-10: 0674072995

ISBN-13: 9780674072992

Edition: 2013

Authors: Mark S. Mizruchi

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In the aftermath of a financial crisis marked by bank-friendly bailouts and loosening campaign finance restrictions, a chorus of critics warns that business leaders have too much influence over American politics. Mark Mizruchi worries about the ways they exert too little. The Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite advances the surprising argument that American CEOs, seemingly more powerful today than ever, have abrogated the key leadership role they once played in addressing national challenges, with grave consequences for American society.Following World War II, American business leaders observed an ethic of civic responsibility and enlightened self-interest. Steering a course of…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 5/7/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Mark S. Mizruchi is Barger Family Professor of Organizational Studies and Professor of Sociology and Business Administration at the University of Michigan.



Acronyms


Preface



Introduction



The Rise of the American Corporate Elite



The State and the Economy



Labor as Uneasy Partner



The Banks as Mediators



The Breakdown of the Postwar Consensus



Winning the War but Losing the Battle: The Fragmentation of the American Corporate Elite



The Aftermath



The Ineffectual Elite


Notes


References


Index