The Capitalist Manifesto: Turning the Information Age Into Profit

By Louis O. Kelso, Mortimer J. Adler, mortimer j adler

Book Overview

In 1956, a U.S. lawyer-economist, Louis O. Kelso, created the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to enable the employees of a closely held newspaper chain to buy out its retiring owners. Two years... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• ISBN: B000K6NQVY
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Strategic Investment Limited Partnership
• Length: 109 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Capitalism that embraces democracy.

This is one of those books that needs to be read from front to back. No fair peeking to see “Who done it.” Louis O. Kelso carries you step by step through the pitfalls of political systems, including capitalism, to a more robust form of political freedom that can only be achieved with economic freedom. Who owns the Alaska pipeline? What is leisure, and how does it benefit humanity? We are moving out of a labor-based world and need to adjust our way of thinking. As with most economic heroes, this is a third alternative to what appear to be black-and-white problems. Usually, this only works on paper. But there are practical examples. This book is an eye-opener, and you will look at what you see on TV and read in a new way. Do not confuse this system with any previously read book. While reading this, you must keep in mind that it was written a while ago. Be sure to catch up with the changes and a newer understanding by reading “The New Capitalists: A Proposal to Free Economic Growth from the Slavery of Savings.” “The New Capitalists: A Proposal to Free Economic Growth from the Slavery of Savings” ISBN-13: 9780837182117