Corporate Dreams: Big Business in American Democracy from the Great Depression to the Great Recession

by James Hoopes and Professor James Hoopes

Book Overview

Public trust in corporations plummeted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, when "Lehman Brothers" and "General Motors" became dirty words for many Americans. In Corporate Dreams, James Hoopes argues that Americans still place too much faith in corporations and, especially, in the idea of "values-based leadership" favored by most CEOs. The danger of corporations, he suggests, lies not just in their economic power, but also in how their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813551307
• ISBN13: 9780813551302
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"