Stock Market Books

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A new Cold War has developed between competing blocs of countries over the role of financial markets versus the state in the provision of pensions and the financing of the economy generally. An Anglo-American bloc, which has spread into South America, Australia, Canada and Japan, favors private pension investment on stock markets. Proponents of this approach argue that it will be much more efficient and provide capital for corporate growth. A European bloc, not incl… More >>

The Cold War in Welfare: Stock Markets versus Pensions

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This is a book about Washington Consensus capitalism and the controversies its encroachment causes in Japan and Germany. Many people in both those countries share the assumptions dominant today in Britain and America–that managers should be intent solely on creating shareholder value and that shareholders’ financial logic alone should determine who buys what company on the stock exchange. That way efficiency (and hence global welfare) will be maximized.
The Japa… More >>

Stock Market Capitalism: Welfare Capitalism: Japan and Germany versus the Anglo-Saxons