Wish for Kings,The: Democracy at Bay

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Creators & Publishers
Publisher
Grove Press
Metadata
ISBN
0802114466
Collection
Part of Stetson Kennedy Library
Year
1993
Description

Harper's editor Lapham charges that the United States is run by a ruling elite that preaches democracy and a free market but that actually makes the economy dependent on systematic price-fixing, noncompetitive bidding and federal subsidies. Lapham suggest In place of democratic dialogue, the oligarchy promotes lawyers, politicians, celebrities, corporate brass.