The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back - Couverture rigide

Cohen, Donald; Mikaelian, Allen

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ISBN 10 : 1620976536 ISBN 13 : 9781620976531

Editeur : The New Press, 2022

Synopsis

The book the American Prospect calls "an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern," by America's leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian

"An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons." -Naomi Klein

A sweeping exposéeacute; of the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their power and diminish democracy, The Privatization of Everything has elicited a wide spectrum of praise: Kirkus Reviews hailed it as "a strong, economics-based argument for restoring the boundaries between public goods and private gains," Literary Hub featured the book on a Best Nonfiction list, calling it "a far-reaching, comprehensible, and necessary book," and Publishers Weekly dubbed it a "persuasive takedown of the idea that the private sector knows best."

From Diane Ravitch ("an important new book about the dangers of privatization") to Heather McGhee ("a well-researched call to action"), the rave reviews mirror the expansive nature of the book itself, covering the impact of privatization on every aspect of our lives, from water and trash collection to the justice system and the military. Cohen and Mikaelian also demonstrate how citizens can--and are--wresting back what is ours: A Montana city took back its water infrastructure after finding that they could do it better and cheaper. Colorado towns fought back well-funded campaigns to preserve telecom monopolies and hamstring public broadband. A motivated lawyer fought all the way to the Supreme Court after the state of Georgia erected privatized paywalls around its legal code.

"Enlightening and sobering" (Rosanne Cash), The Privatization of Everything connects the dots across a wide range of issues and offers what Cash calls "a progressive voice with a firm eye on justice [that] can carefully parse out complex issues for those of us who take pride in citizenship."

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Donald Cohen is the founder and executive director of the research and policy center In the Public Interest and the co-author (with Allen Mikaelian) of The Privatization of Everything and (with Nick Hanauer and Joan Walsh) of Corporate Bullsh*t (both from The New Press). He lives in Los Angeles.

Allen Mikaelian is an editor and the bestselling author, with Mike Wallace, of Medal of Honor. The co-author (with Donald Cohen) of The Privatization of Everything (The New Press), he lives in Washington, DC.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The New Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1620976536
• ISBN 13: 9781620976531
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible