Banking on Death: Or, Investing in Life. The History and Future of Pensions
by Blackburn, Robin
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- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 1859847951
- ISBN 13
- 9781859847954
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About This Item
Place_Pub: London: Verso, 2002. First Edition. First Printing. very good, good. 550, illus., tables, notes, index, corner of some pages dinged, DJ somewhat worn and soiled: small edge tears/chips The history and development of the pension industry in the United States. Blackburn examines the way in which these pooled funds have engendered both treachery and activism in their participants and managers, through embezzlement or corporate governance respectively, and how these savings have influenced the evolution of capitalism in the United States.
Synopsis
Robin Blackburn teaches at the New School in New York and the University of Essex in the UK. He is the author of many books, including The Making of New World Slavery , The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery , Age Shock , Banking on Death , and The American Crucible .
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51896
- Title
- Banking on Death: Or, Investing in Life. The History and Future of Pensions
- Author
- Blackburn, Robin
- Book Condition
- Used - very good, good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1859847951
- ISBN 13
- 9781859847954
- Publisher
- Verso
- Place of Publication
- Place_Pub: London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Pensions, Retirement Funds, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Tony Blair, Calpers, Financial Services, Defined Benefit, Enron
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- Verso
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