The asset class : how private equity turned capitalism against itself / Hettie O'Brien.
"You don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own your hospitals, nurseries and care homes, the media you consume and the companies you work for. They even own the tools your union uses to fight back. Business is a contest-and they say their people are built to win. But when does competition become a struggle to the death? For decades, private equity firms have infiltrated every corner of modern life. Wielding debt as a weapon, they push vital services into crisis. Their cover story: that this is merely the 'creative destruction' essential to growth. Old-school capitalists say they're dismantling everything that made our economies work. The name itself, 'private equity,' is its own kind of camouflage, giving no suggestion of the debt involved in its deals, nor of the controversial techniques it uses to generate profits. The new owners think they can hide in the shadows. But the owned are fighting back. In 'The Asset Class,' Hettie O'Brien penetrates a hidden empire of billion-dollar deals and covert financial warfare. From Copenhagen to San Francisco, Barcelona to the Yorkshire Dales, she follow the money, the trail of destruction, and the industry's murky ideological roots from 1970s trips to Moscow to the present day. What she find is chilling: private equity isn't just reshaping the economy -- it's selling out the foundations of Western society"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538766569
- ISBN: 1538766566
- ISBN: 9781538766576
- ISBN: 1538766574
- Physical Description: xix, 300 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Originally published in 2026 in the UK by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, a Hachette UK company"--Title page verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-290) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: Speedy -- PART ONE : Under the arches -- Back in the USSR -- A mighty jungle beast -- PART TWO: Dollar signs -- A very Danish drama -- "Good Guys R Us" -- Buried treasure -- PART THREE: Turning into sludge -- Shorting God -- Barbarians and bureaucrats.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 332.609 OBR (Text) | 37810460014508 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
