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Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country

William Greider - 1987

William Greider’s groundbreaking bestseller reveals how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates—and manipulates and the world’s economy.This ground-breaking best-seller reveals for the first time how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates—and how it manipulated and transformed both the American economy and the world's during the last eight crucial years.

Based on extensive interviews with all the major players, Secrets of the Temple takes us inside the government institution that is in some ways more secretive than the CIA and more powerful than the President or Congress.

Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than You Think

Vijay Mahajan - 2008

With more than 900 million consumers, the continent of Africa is one of the world's fastest growing markets.

In this book legendary global business consultant Vijay Mahajan reveals this remarkable marketplace in all its richness and complexity, and helps companies understand the massive opportunity it presents.

The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public

Lynn Stout - 2004

Executives, investors, and the business press routinely chant the mantra that corporations are required to “maximize shareholder value.” In this pathbreaking book, renowned corporate expert Lynn Stout debunks the myth that corporate law mandates shareholder primacy.

Stout shows how shareholder value thinking endangers not only investors but the rest of us as well, leading managers to focus myopically on short-term earnings; discouraging investment and innovation; harming employees, customers, and communities; and causing companies to indulge in reckless, sociopathic, and irresponsible behaviors. And she looks at new models of corporate purpose that better serve the needs of investors, corporations, and society.

Book picks similar toA Billion Bootstraps: Microcredit, Barefoot Banking, and the Business Solution for Ending Poverty by Phil Smith

Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country

Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than You Think

The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public

Book picks similar to
A Billion Bootstraps: Microcredit, Barefoot Banking, and the Business Solution for Ending Poverty by Phil Smith