In Capital's Shadow (LBE)
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781788730990
Description: "Levers of Power argues that corporations' influence ultimately derives from their control over the economic resources on which society depends. When business goes on a 'capital strike' by refusing to invest in particular locations or industries, it imposes material hardship on specific groups or even the economy as a whole. For this reason, even politicians who are not dependent on corporate campaign cash must strive to keep capitalists happy"--