Democracy at risk
Subtitle: rescuing Main Street from Wall Street : a Populist vision for the twenty-first century
By: Jeff Gates
Publisher: Perseus Publishing
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Subjects: Democracy -- United States; Capitalism -- United States; Populism; Twenty-first century; Regional economic disparities; Wealth
Description: "Drawing from his own experience on the front lines (as a pioneer of employee stock ownership legislation and a lifetime in national politics and corporate finance), and citing startling statistics of the growing disparities in wealth and income, Gates paints a compelling picture of how political and business interests have long conspired to concentrate power and influence.

The effects are manifested in a variety of increasingly disturbing conditions that reflect a penchant for short-term returns over long-term solutions - from voter apathy to ecological devastation to an educational system in crisis."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-378) and index