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Throw them all out : how politicians and their friends get rich off insider stock tips, land deals, and cronyism that would send the rest of us to prison  Cover Image Book Book

Throw them all out : how politicians and their friends get rich off insider stock tips, land deals, and cronyism that would send the rest of us to prison / Peter Schweizer.

Summary:

Schweizer, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, discusses the state of government and the depths of its political corruption.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780547573144
  • ISBN: 0547573146
  • Physical Description: xxvii, 211 pages : charts, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Congressional cronies. The drug trade ; Crisis for all, opportunity for some ; IPOs: invest in politicians often ; This land is my land -- Capitalist cronies. Spreading the wealth-- to billionaires ; Warren Buffett: Baptist and bootlegger ; Cronies on parade: hedge funds, defense contractors, colleges, big oil-- and George Soros -- Breaking the back of crony capitalism. Some are more equal than others ; Why this matters ; What needs to be done.
Subject: Political corruption > United States.

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List of Illustrations
xi
Introduction xiii
Part One CONGRESSIONAL CRONIES
1 The Drug Trade
3(20)
2 Crisis for All, Opportunity for Some
23(17)
3 IPOs: Invest in Politicians Often
40(11)
4 This Land Is My Land
51(24)
Part Two CAPITALIST CRONIES
5 Spreading the Wealth to Billionaires
75(30)
6 Warren Buffett: Baptist and Bootlegger
105(15)
7 Cronies on Parade: Hedge Funds, Defense Contractors, Colleges, Big Oil... and George Soros
120(17)
Part Three BREAKING THE BACK OF CRONY CAPITALISM
8 Some Are More Equal Than Others
137(14)
9 Why This Matters
151(16)
10 What Needs to Be Done
167(12)
Notes 179(16)
Acknowledgments 195(4)
Index 199


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