Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life

Resumen

Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life is a book written by Robert B. Reich and published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York in 2007. Reich was Clinton’s Secretary of Labor during the time when "supercapitalism" took hold. In this book Reich analyses the relationship between contemporary capitalism and democracy. "Why has capitalism become so triumphant and democracy so enfeebled?", he asks. He explains how in the relentless fight for profit, investors and consumers have made gains, but citizens and the democratic process have fallen behind.