Hypercapitalism : the modern economy, its values, and how to change them

Graphic Novel 2018

"From the bestselling cartoonist of The Cartoon History of the Universe comes an explosive graphic takedown of capitalism Bestselling "overeducated cartoonist" Larry Gonick has delighted readers for years with sharp, digestible, and hilarious accounts of everything from the history of the universe to the story of calculus. Now Gonick teams up with psychologist and scholar Tim Kasser, an expert on how happiness and values relate to our materialist...

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:

Business ethics

Business ethics Comic books, strips, etc

Capitalism

Capitalism Comic books, strips, etc

Industries Middle West

More in this Genre:

Comics (Graphic works) Graphic novels

View technical details & catalog information

ISBN:

9781620972823

Description:

230 pages : chiefly illustrations, map ; 26 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-226) and index

Contents:

A revolution of values
The basics of capitalism
Corporations and their owners
Capitalism and values
The five commandments of hypercapitalism
Hypercapitalism, values, and well-being
Interlude
Mindful buying
Voluntary simplicity
Sharing
Better business
Government for the people
Protest
Machine generated contents note: Companies mentioned and location:
Advanced Technology Services, Peoria, IL Caterpillar, Peoria, IL World's Finest Chocolate, Chicago, IL Milwaukee Gear, Milwaukee, WI Ford Motor Company, St. Louis, MO Wunderlich Fibre Box Company, St. Louis, MO General Motors, St. Louis, MO; Wentzville, MO Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, MO McDonald-Douglas, St. Louis, MO Industrial Engineering and Equipment Company (Indeeco), St. Louis, MO; Brentwood, MO; Boonville and Cuba, MO ASPEQ Holdings (a private equity firm), St. Louis, MO Emerson Electric, Ferguson, MO GlaxoSmithKline (manufacturing Tums), St. Louis, MO

LCCN:

2017030133

Control Number:

2474075

Other Authors:

Kasser, Tim, author

View in Classic Catalog