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NOW IN PAPERBACKĀ The book the American Prospect calls āan essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern,ā by Americaās leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian
āAn essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons.ā āNaomi Klein
A sweeping exposĆ© of the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their power and diminish democracy, the hardcover edition of The Privatization of Everything elicited a wide spectrum of praise: Kirkus Reviews hailed it as āa strong, economics-based argument for restoring the boundaries between public goods and private gains,ā Literary Hub featured the book on a Best Nonfiction list, calling it āa far-reaching, comprehensible, and necessary book,ā and Publishers Weekly dubbed it a āpersuasive takedown of the idea that the private sector knows best.ā
From Diane Ravitch (āan important new book about the dangers of privatizationā) to Heather McGhee (āa well-researched call to actionā), the rave reviews mirror the expansive nature of the book itself, covering the impact of privatization on every aspect of our lives, from water and trash collection to the justice system and the military. Cohen and Mikaelian also demonstrate how citizens canāand areāwresting back what is ours: A Montana city took back its water infrastructure after finding that they could do it better and cheaper. Colorado towns fought back well-funded campaigns to preserve telecom monopolies and hamstring public broadband. A motivated lawyer fought all the way to the Supreme Court after the state of Georgia erected privatized paywalls around its legal code.
āEnlightening and soberingā (Rosanne Cash), The Privatization of Everything connects the dots across a wide range of issues and offers what Cash calls āa progressive voice with a firm eye on justice [that] can carefully parse out complex issues for those of us who take pride in citizenship.ā
This book title, The Privatization of Everything (How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back), ISBN: 9781620977972, by Donald Cohen, Allen Mikaelian, published by The New Press (April 11, 2023) is available in paperback. 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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