{"product_id":"crony-capitalism-in-america-9780988726727","title":"Crony Capitalism in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe see it everywhere:\u003cbr\u003e shady zoning regulations in a small town;\u003cbr\u003e taxpayer money diverted into political campaigns;\u003cbr\u003e deals that enrich the few at the expense of the many;\u003cbr\u003e billion-dollar bailouts;\u003cbr\u003e trillions of newly printed dollars flowing from government to Wall Street at giveaway interest rates; \u003cbr\u003e brand-name economists hired to defend the indefensible with a smokescreen of economic theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen private interests need a political favor, they know whom to call. When politicians need money, they also know whom to call. The people involved try to keep most of it concealed behind closed doors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the system that prevails in Russia after the fall of Communism. But increasingly it is America''s system as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany people regard Wall Street as the epicenter of American capitalism. In reality it is the epicenter of American crony capitalism. Where Wall Street stops and Washington begins is impossible to say. This situation","brand":"Axios Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885150679383,"sku":"9780988726727","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crony-capitalism-in-america-9780988726727","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}