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035			_a(OCoLC)828480898 _z(OCoLC)828494679
050		4	_aHB501 _b.L4123 2013
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100	1		_aLewis, Hunter.
245	1	0	_aCrony capitalism in America : _b2008-2012 / _cHunter Lewis.
260			_aEdinburg, VA : _bACp2s Books, _cc2013.
264		4	_c
300			_avii, 399 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [341]-363) and index.
520			_aWe see it everywhere: shady deals between politicians, regulators, and powerful private interests. Increasingly this is how our economy is run. If we are going to do anything about our present economic problems, and give the poor a chance, we need to eliminate crony capitalism. Although full of hair-raising stories, this book is also about solutions. It tells us in clear and simple terms what is wrong and what needs to be done about it.
505	0	0	_gIntroduction: _tCrony capitalism around the world ; _tCrony capitalism in America -- _tCrony politicians: _tPay to play : a Capitol Hill primer ; _tPolitical ATMs : Fannie and Freddie -- _tHoney pots 1 : The Recovery Act ("Stimulus") ; _tHoney pots 2 : Hurricane Sandy Relief and the "Fiscal Cliff" ; _tGetting rich (or living rich) from public office ; _tThe revolving door -- _tCrony finance: _t"Government Sachs" : revolving door prodigy and power behind the throne ; _t"Government Electric" : Wall Street masquerading as Main Street -- _tCrony food: _tMonsanto's massive experiment with our health ; _tWashington's plantation system -- _tCrony medicine: _tSoviet-style healthcare pricing ; _tDoubling down on crony medicine ; _tBig pharma and FDA : a marriage not made in Heaven ; _tVaccines : a crony capitalist's dream -- _tCrony labor: _tBig labor rakes it in : the auto bail-out ; _tPublic employee unions : crony capitalism at its most blatant ; _tPublic sector union scandals begin to leak ; _tPublic union foes and defenders ; _tNot all state and local cronyism involves unions -- _tCrony lawyers: _tLegal predators ; _tThe trial lawyer money machine -- _tBeyond the usual suspects: _tReaching out globally -- _tLosers: _tCharity gets no respect ; _tThe poor ; _tWar on the young -- _tDemocracy and crony capitalism: _tIs democracy to blame? -- _tSolutions: _tDiagnosis ; _tPrescription.
650		0	_aCapitalism _xMoral and ethical aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFinancial crises _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFinancial institutions _zUnited States _xManagement.
650		0	_aCapitalists and financiers _zUnited States.
650		0	_aCapitalism _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xEconomic policy.
651		0	_aUnited States _xEconomic conditions.
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