About the Book`: Moral Capitalism`: Why Fairness Wont Make Us Poor
Thirty years ago, "greed is good" and "maximizing shareholder value" became the
new mantras woven into the fabric of our business culture, economy, and
politics. Although, around the world, free market capitalism has lifted more
than a billion people from poverty, in the United States most of the benefits of
economic growth have been captured by the richest 10%, along with providing
justification for squeezing workers, cheating customers, avoiding taxes, and
leaving communities in the lurch. As a result, Americans are losing faith that a
free market economy is the best system. In Moral Capitalism,