The establishment of joint-stock companies in 19th century England foreshadowed the end of capitalist individualism. The capital of these companies is owned collectively by the shareholders. A small number of shareholders are chosen to act collectively as directors of the company’s affairs. These directors organize the employees of the company in the form of a hierarchy with more people on each level of authority, responsibility and pay than there are on the level above. Since the organization of local and national government takes this same form, the purpose of this book is to account for this development of both private and public collectivism over the past two centuries in this country. It also examines the consequences for the people in the country, laying special emphasis on the waste of the potential of the individual on the lower levels on the collectivist hierarchy. It ends by raising the question of how this waste will be perpetuated into the 21st century.
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| ASIN | 1855214075 |
| Author | J.A. Banks |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | Multiple conditions available |
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| Publication Date | 34160 |
| Publisher | Dartmouth Publishing Co Ltd |
The Strange Death of Capitalist Individualism
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