Our common wealth : the return of public ownership in the United States /

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Public ownership is more widespread and popular in the United States than is commonly understood. This book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the scope and scale of U.S. public ownership, debunking frequent misconceptions about the alleged inefficiency and underperformance of publ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hanna, Thomas M. (Author)
Other Authors: Alperovitz, Gar (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2018]
Series:Manchester Political Studies
Subjects:
Government ownership > United States.
Nationalisations > États-Unis.
Business and management.
Economics, finance, business and management.
Ownership and organization of enterprises.
Public ownership > nationalization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Economic policy > Citizen participation
Government ownership
Wirtschaftspolitik
Bürgerbeteiligung
Verstaatlichung
USA.
Öffentliches Unternehmen.
Verstaatlichung.
United States > Economic policy > Citizen participation.
États-Unis > Politique économique > Participation des citoyens.
United States
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword : on the importance of democratic public ownership / Gar Alperovitz
  • Preface : the return of public ownership / Andrew Cumbers
  • Author's preface and acknowledgments
  • Introduction : public ownership in urgent political perspective
  • 1. Public ownership in the United States and around the world
  • 2. The efficiency debate
  • 3. Why public ownership?
  • 4. Public ownership and alternative system models
  • 5. Toward a framework of public ownership for the twenty-first century
  • Conclusion : systemic crisis and democratic public ownership.

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