Cronies

Author : Kenneth H. Wheeler
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820357515

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Modern Cronies by Kenneth H. Wheeler Pdf

Modern Cronies traces how various industrialists, thrown together by the effects of the southern gold rush, shaped the development of the southeastern United States. Existing historical scholarship treats the gold rush as a self-contained blip that—aside from the horrors of Cherokee Removal (admittedly no small thing) and a supply of miners to California in 1849—had no other widespread effects. In fact, the southern gold rush was a significant force in regional and national history. The pressure brought by the gold rush for Cherokee Removal opened the path of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, the catalyst for the development of both Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Iron makers, attracted by the gold rush, built the most elaborate iron-making operations in the Deep South near this railroad, in Georgia’s Etowah Valley; some of these iron makers became the industrial talent in the fledgling postbellum city of Birmingham, Alabama. This book explicates the networks of associations and interconnections across these varied industries in a way that newly interprets the development of the southeastern United States. Modern Cronies also reconsiders the meaning of Joseph E. Brown, Georgia’s influential Civil War governor, political heavyweight, and wealthy industrialist. Brown was nurtured in the Etowah Valley by people who celebrated mining, industrialization, banking, land speculation, and railroading as a path to a prosperous future. Kenneth H. Wheeler explains Brown’s familial, religious, and social ties to these people; clarifies the origins of Brown’s interest in convict labor; and illustrates how he used knowledge and connections acquired in the gold rush to enrich himself. After the Civil War Brown, aided by his sons, dominated and modeled a vigorous crony capitalism with far-reaching implications.

Author : David C. Kang
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 052100408X

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Crony Capitalism by David C. Kang Pdf

Even in Korea, corruption was far greater than the conventional wisdom allows - so rampant was corruption that we cannot dismiss it; rather, we need to explain it."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anders Aslund
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300244861

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Russia's Crony Capitalism by Anders Aslund Pdf

A penetrating look into the extreme plutocracy Vladimir Putin has created and its implications for Russia’s future This insightful study explores how the economic system Vladimir Putin has developed in Russia works to consolidate control over the country. By appointing his close associates as heads of state enterprises and by giving control of the FSB and the judiciary to his friends from the KGB, he has enriched his business friends from Saint Petersburg with preferential government deals. Thus, Putin has created a super wealthy and loyal plutocracy that owes its existence to authoritarianism. Much of this wealth has been hidden in offshore havens in the United States and the United Kingdom, where companies with anonymous owners and black money transfers are allowed to thrive. Though beneficial to a select few, this system has left Russia’s economy in untenable stagnation, which Putin has tried to mask through military might.

Author : Ishac Diwan,Adeel Malik,Izak Atiyas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192559937

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Crony Capitalism in the Middle East by Ishac Diwan,Adeel Malik,Izak Atiyas Pdf

The popular uprisings in 2011 that overthrew Arab dictators were also a rebuke to crony capitalism, diverted against both rulers and their allied businessmen who monopolize all economic opportunities. While the Middle East has witnessed a growing nexus between business and politics in the wake of liberalization, little is discussed about the nature of business cronies, the sectors in which they operate, the mechanisms used to favour them, and the possible impact of such crony relations on the region's development. Combining inputs from leading scholars in the field, Crony Capitalism in the Middle East: Business and Politics from Liberalization to the Arab Spring presents a wealth of empirical evidence on the form and function of this aspect of the region. Crony Capitalism in the Middle East is unique in both its empirical focus and comparative scale. Analysis in individual chapters is empirically grounded and based on fine-grained data on the business activities of politically connected actors furnishing, for the first time, information on the presence, numerical strength, and activities of politically connected entrepreneurs. It also substantially enhances our understanding of the mechanisms used to privilege connected businesses, and their possible impact on undermining the growth of firms in the region. It offers a major advance on our prior knowledge of Middle Eastern political economy, and constitutes a distinct contribution to the global literature on crony capitalism and the politics of development. The book will be an essential resource for students, researchers, and policymakers alike.

Author : Stephen Haber
Publisher : Hoover Institution Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780817999667

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Crony Capitalism and Economic Growth in Latin America by Stephen Haber Pdf

Crony capitalism systems—in which those close to political policymakers receive favors allowing them to earn returns far above market value—are a fundamental feature of the economies of Latin America. Haber and his expert contributors draw from case studies in Mexico, Brazil, and other countries around the world to examine the causes and consequences of cronyism.

Author : Ward Macauley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Friendship
ISBN : OSU:32435063282529

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Two Old Cronies by Ward Macauley Pdf

Author : Naresh Khatri,Abhoy Ojha
Publisher : Springer
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137582874

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Crony Capitalism in India by Naresh Khatri,Abhoy Ojha Pdf

Crony Capitalism in India provides a comprehensive and scholarly examination of the important topic of crony capitalism, filling an important gap in the market. Bringing together experts from various backgrounds, it addresses the key underpinnings of this complex and multifarious issue. Given the emergent nature of the Indian economy, this book provides important information for decision makers in both government and business to help establish a robust institutional framework that is so desperately needed both in India and globally.

Author : Wayne Whipple,Samuel Francis Aaron
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39076002192453

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Radio Boys Cronies, Or, Bill Brown's Radio by Wayne Whipple,Samuel Francis Aaron Pdf

Author : Robert Bryce
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1586483374

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Cronies by Robert Bryce Pdf

No other province holds more political and economic power than the Lone Star State. Two of the last three American presidents—and three of the last eight—have been Texans. Each of them got to the White House by exploiting a network of money and power that no other state can match. In Cronies, renowned investigative reporter Robert Bryce illuminates how Texas turned its vast energy resources into political power, and how a small group of Texas corporations, lawyers and politicians use that power to protect and defend their own economic interests. Through an absorbing narrative that moves from the days of the oil boom, through the rise and reign of LBJ, to today, Bryce profiles the Texans and the Texas corporations who have wielded—and continue to wield—great power in America's domestic and foreign policy, including the Bushes, James A. Baker III, Halliburton, Baker Botts, Ray Hunt, Bell Helicopter, and more. He shows how massive transfers of wealth from the rest of the country to Texas have allowed the state to prosper. Cronies demonstrates how George W. Bush is the living embodiment of Texas' crony networks, and how those networks continue to play critical roles in the 21st century. Distinguished by the same crack investigative skills and colorful storytelling that reviewers loved in Pipe Dreams, Cronies not only explains the astonishing rise of Texas; it offers a timely, provocative new way to look at American politics and our deadly entanglements in Iraq.

Author : Kenneth H. Wheeler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Gold mines and mining
ISBN : 0820357502

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Modern Cronies by Kenneth H. Wheeler Pdf

Ararat -- A Railroad and Rowland Springs -- Iron -- The Education of Joseph E. Brown -- The Republic of Georgia -- Destruction -- Anew.

Author : Alexander Maclagan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Ballads, Scots
ISBN : OXFORD:600084103

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National songs and ballads by Alexander Maclagan Pdf

Author : Max R Lane
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814519731

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Decentralization and Its Discontents by Max R Lane Pdf

"Decentralization is a major trend in Indonesia since the first decades of that nation under Sukarno and Suharto. Max Lane is justly treasured for illuminating those first decades, for example, through his translations of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and his excellent book, Unfinished Nation: Indonesia Before and After Suharto. Anyone who seeks insights into the current trend of decentralization, whether in Indonesia or other parts of the world, will find this work cogent." - James L. Peacock, Kenan Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "This book opens up the discussion on the history and political economy of the new populist policies that seem to gain momentum in the face of the Indonesian elections. It also addresses questions pertaining to the problems and options related to popular aspirations within this context-all of which cannot be explained very well by any of the predominant theses on Indonesia, whether as an oligarchy or a democratically liberal but economically predatory country." - Professor Olle Trnquist, University of Oslo

Author : Minxin Pei
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674737297

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China’s Crony Capitalism by Minxin Pei Pdf

China’s efforts to modernize yielded a kleptocracy characterized by corruption, wealth inequality, and social tensions. Rejecting conventional platitudes about the resilience of Party rule, Minxin Pei gathers unambiguous evidence that beneath China’s facade of ever-expanding prosperity and power lies a Leninist state in an advanced stage of decay.

Author : José Galindo
Publisher : University Alabama Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817320805

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Ethnic Entrepreneurs, Crony Capitalism, and the Making of the Franco-Mexican Elite by José Galindo Pdf

A groundbreaking historical narrative of corruption and economic success in Mexico Ethnic Entrepreneurs, Crony Capitalism, and the Making of the Franco-Mexican Elite provides a new way to understand the scope and impact of crony capitalism on institutional development in Mexico. Beginning with the Porfiriato, the period between 1876 and 1911 named for the rule of President Porfirio Díaz, José Galindo identifies how certain behavioral patterns of the Mexican political and economic elite have repeated over the years, and analyzes aspects of the political economy that have persisted, shaping and at times curtailing Mexico’s economic development. Strong links between entrepreneurs and politicians have allowed elite businessmen to receive privileged support, such as cheap credit, tax breaks, and tariff protection, from different governments and to run their companies as monopolies. In turn, successive governments have obtained support from businesses to implement public policies, and, on occasion, public officials have received monetary restitution. Galindo notes that Mexico’s early twentieth-century institutional framework was weak and unequal to the task of reining in these systematic abuses. The cost to society was high and resulted in a lack of fair market competition, unequal income distribution, and stunted social mobility. The most important investors in the banking, commerce, and manufacturing sectors at the beginning of the twentieth century in Mexico were of French origin, and Galindo explains the formation of the Franco-Mexican elite. This Franco-Mexican narrative unfolds largely through the story of one of the richest families in Mexico, the Jeans, and their cotton textile empire. This family has maintained power and wealth through the current day as Emilio Azcárraga Jean, a great-grandson of one of the members of the first generation of the Jean family to arrive in Mexico, owns Televisa, a major mass media company with one of the largest audiences for Spanish-language content in the world.

Author : Naresh Khatri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000433685

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Crony Capitalism in US Health Care by Naresh Khatri Pdf

The US political system has come to depend upon money too much. The US health care industry spends the most on political lobbying among all the 13 industrial sectors in the US economy. The government regulatory agencies at both federal and state levels have been "captured" by the health industry interest groups meaning that the regulatory agencies respond to the interests of the industry but not those of citizens. This book employs a broad theoretical framework of crony capitalism to understand US health care system dysfunction. This framework has not been applied before in any serious manner to understand the shortcomings in the US health care system. Specifically, the book examines the role of seven key players using this framework - politicians/interest groups, pharmaceutical companies, private health insurers, hospitals/hospital networks, physicians, medical device manufacturers, and the American public. Crony capitalism is a destructive force and is rampant in US health care system, causing much waste, inefficiencies, and malaise in the system. Current efforts and initiatives, such as patient-centered medical homes and precision medicine, for improving/reforming the system are of mere academic interest and tantamount to taking aspirin to treat cancer. They do not even pretend to address the root cause of the problem, namely, crony capitalism. Offering prescriptions to fix the U.S. health care system based on a comprehensive diagnosis of the dysfunction, this book will be of interest to researchers, academics, policymakers, and students in the fields of health care management, public and non-profit management, health policy, administration, and economics, and political science.