{"product_id":"capitalisms-achilles-heel-9780471644880","title":"Capitalisms Achilles Heel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over forty years in more than sixty countries, Raymond Baker has witnessed the free-market system operating illicitly and corruptly, with devastating consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...Challenging the view that financial scandal and tax dodging are isolated cases in an otherwise robust system, \u003ci\u003eCapitalism's Achilles Heel\u003c\/i\u003e shows how these 'negative externalities', as economists call them, have generated a spirit of lawlessness that threatens the integrity of the market system and the finance industry as a whole...\" (\u003ci\u003eThe London Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e October 2005)  \u003cp\u003e\"...Baker is an ethical capitalist - at least - more so than most - his concern is the incredible rapacity and corruption of modern capitalism - a must-read for those on the left....\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e, 28\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e September 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“…excellent book…well-researched…” (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 10th August 2005)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 1 Global Capitalism: Savior or Predator? 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I Illegality: We Like the Money 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 2 Playing the Game 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dirty-Money User Manual 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou're in Business 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 3 Dirty Money at Work 48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Corruption Industry 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Criminal Component: Drugs, Thugs, 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand Terrorists\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Commerce and Tax Evasion: Coin of the Realm 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 4 Magnitudes and Misunderstandings 162\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Much Money? 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Failure Rate of 99.9 Percent 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWell-Intentioned Efforts 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Patriot Act 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirty Money Is on the Rise 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChasing Terrorists' Money 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIll-Intentioned Loopholes 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaven and Secrecy Structure 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFalsified Pricing Structure 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Like the Money 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II Inequality: The Gap Matters 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 5 The Global Divide 210\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Quintile Canyon 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasure for Measure 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's an Uncertain World 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Monkey Wrench 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 6 \"I Don't Understand\" and \"Don't Tell Anyone\" 240\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyths 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Don't Tell Anyone\" 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorruption—At Long Last! 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilling Western Coffers: Mum's the Word 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebtor's Prison 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat If? 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntellectual Gap or Character Gap? 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 7 It's the 70 to 90 Percent that Matters 262\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Can't Last 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConvergence? 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gap Matters 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III Disutility: Bentham KOs Smith 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 8 The Anguish of Adam Smith 282\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory of Moral Sentiments 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWealth of Nations 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvisible Hand 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDas Adam Smith Problem 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tears of Adam Smith 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 9 The Joys of Jeremy Bentham 300\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJurisprudence 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarianism 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelated Interests 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Stuart Mill 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 10 Philosophy Becomes Culture 312\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Infusion 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwentieth-Century Utility 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwentieth-Century Utilitarianism 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInoperable Doctrine, Deadly Practice 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisutility 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenge 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV Run It Right: Trust the System 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 11 Capitalism's Achilles Heel 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 12 Spreading Prosperity 342\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelegitimizing Dirty Money 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTougher on Corruption 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReining in the Support Structure 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMispricing and Transfer Pricing 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapitalism's Contribution to Slashing Inequality 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\". . . When You Pay Me What You Owe Me\" 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconstitute the World Bank 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustice First 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHAPTER 13 Renewing Capitalism 368\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 425\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402647970135,"sku":"9780471644880","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471644880.jpg?v=1730481107","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/capitalisms-achilles-heel-9780471644880","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}