Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy
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This book follows the long development of the corporation, one of the defining institutions of the modern age, from its origins to its growing influence over public life. Along the way the author weaves in debates over international trade deals, major financial scandals, and many other concrete controversies, so that the history of companies and the history of democracy become a single account. It asks readers to consider how corporate power took shape and what it has meant for self-government.
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