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Book SynopsisThe capitalist model was developed in the 19th century and recent events have shown the difficulties of adapting this to the demands of the 21st century, in which human and social capital are of far greater importance than physical capital.
Trade Review"... cleverly links globalisation and Anglo-American capitalism... if you want to understand what business is going through, it is an excellent place to start." (Management Today, March 2003)
'Plender, a respected Financial Times columnist and former chaiman of the corporate governance consultancy PIRC, analyses the crisis cogently both on macro and micro levels' (Director, April 2003)
"…His insightful and wide-ranging book is a must for anyone who wants to understand how global finance shapes the world…" (New Statesman, 21 April 2003)
"…Going off the Rails looks at the myriad ways in which those trusted to look after shareholders’ money have let them down…" (Financial Times, 5 May 2003)
“…An intelligent book…”(En, May/June 2003)
Table of ContentsAbout the author vii
Preface ix
Part 1 IMPATIENT CAPITAL 1
1 The turn of the global tide 3
2 The Third World ghetto 25
3 Dr Pangloss comes to Wall Street 53
4 Europe pulls up a drawbridge 81
Part 2 DOUBLE STANDARDS 107
5 Uncreative destruction 109
6 The just-in-time CEO 137
7 Enron, alas 161
Part 3 THE LIMITS OF CONVERGENCE 183
8 Apocalypse later 185
9 The semi-detached samurai 201
Part 4 BEYOND SHAREHOLDER VALUE 217
10 The legitimacy crisis 219
11 Putting the world to rights 243
Index 275
