Overview
āMore than ever before,Ā this is the book our economy needs.āĀ āĀ Dr. Rajiv Shah, presidentĀ of the Rockefeller Foundation
āUnwilling to settle for easy answers orĀ superficial changes, OāLeary and Valdmanis pushĀ us all to ask more of our economic system.ā āĀ Senator Michael F. Bennet
This provocative book takesĀ us inside the fight to saveĀ capitalism from itself.
Corporations are broken, reflecting no purpose deeper than profit. But the tools we are relying on to fix themācorporate social responsibility, divestment, impact investing, and government controlārisk making our problems worse.
With lively storytelling and careful analysis, OāLeary 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.
What happens when the sustainability-driven CEO of Unilever takes on the efficiency-obsessed Warren Buffett? Does Kelloggāsāa company founded to serve a healthy breakfastāhave a sacred duty to sell sugary cereal if thatās 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?
OāLeary and Valdmanis, two iconoclastic investors, take us on a fast-paced insiderās 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 capitalismāwhich means all of us.
This book title, Accountable (The Rise of Citizen Capitalism), ISBN: 9780062976512, by Michael O'Leary, Warren Valdmanis, published by HarperCollins (August 18, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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