The Curse of Bigness

Antitrust in the New Gilded Age

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Paperback, 154 pages

English language

Published April 4, 2018

ISBN:
978-0-9997454-6-5
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OCLC Number:
1029205194

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From the man who coined the term "net neutrality," author of The Master Switch and The Attention Merchants, comes a warning about the dangers of excessive corporate and industrial concentration for our economic and political future.

We live in an age of extreme corporate concentration, in which global industries are controlled by just a few giant firms -- big banks, big pharma, and big tech, just to name a few. But concern over what Louis Brandeis called the "curse of bigness" can no longer remain the province of specialist lawyers and economists, for it has spilled over into policy and politics, even threatening democracy itself. History suggests that tolerance of inequality and failing to control excessive corporate power may prompt the rise of populism, nationalism, extremist politicians, and fascist regimes. In short, as Wu warns, we are in grave danger of repeating the signature errors of the twentieth century. …

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Subjects

  • Politics and government
  • Antitrust investigations
  • Economic conditions
  • Income distribution
  • History

Places

  • United States