Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Dean Baker: "How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer"

I was surprised recently, checking the publication notes page of Dean Baker’s book The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer, to find that it uses a Creative Commons license. And in fact, it’s available to read online for free (though also well worth ordering). Here are the parts in overview:

• Introduction: The Government vs. the Market – A Useful Political Parable for Conservatives (includes a brief explanation of every chapter)

1. Doctors and Dishwashers: How the Nanny State Creates Good Jobs for Those at the Top
2. The Workers are Gettting Uppity: Call In the Fed!
3. The Secret of High CEO Pay and Other Mysteries of the Corporation
4. Bill Gates – Welfare Mom: How Government Patent and Copyright Monopolies Enrich the Rich and Distort the Economy
5. Mommy, Joey Owes Me Money: How Bankruptcy Laws Are Bailing Out the Rich
6. The Rigged Legal Deck: Torts and Takings (The Nanny State Only Gives)
7. Small Business Babies
8. Taxes: It’s Not Your Money
9. Don’t Make Big Business Compete Against Government Bureaucrats

• Conclusion

[Image from the book cover.]

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