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Going off the Rails: Global Capital and the Crisis of Legitimacy
John Plender
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Description for Going off the Rails: Global Capital and the Crisis of Legitimacy
Hardback. The 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. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCS; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 644.
The 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. In Going off the Rails, John Plender shows how corporate scandals, inflated boardroom pay, corporate governance disciplines and outmoded accountancy conventions have stretched the Anglo-American model to its limit and what the effects of this might be on globalisation and the capital markets.
The 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. In Going off the Rails, John Plender shows how corporate scandals, inflated boardroom pay, corporate governance disciplines and outmoded accountancy conventions have stretched the Anglo-American model to its limit and what the effects of this might be on globalisation and the capital markets.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470853146
SKU
V9780470853146
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99-50
About John Plender
John Plender is a senior editorial writer and columnist at the Financial Times and a regular current affairs broadcaster for the BBC and Channel Four. John has served on the UK government's Company Law Review steering group, and consults on corporate governance for the International Finance Corporation, the private sector lending and investing arm of the World Bank. In 1994 John Plender received the Wincott Award, Britain's premier prize for financial journalism.
Reviews for Going off the Rails: Global Capital and the Crisis of Legitimacy
"... 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)