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02786aam a2200481 i 4500 001 43E51D16FF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 003 SILO 005 20191105010136 008 190624t20192019maua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2019018624 020 $a 0674237544 020 $a 9780674237544 035 $a (OCoLC)1090006344 040 $a MH/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d HLS $d YDX $d IK2 $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e------ $a e------ 050 00 $a HB95 $b .P53 2019 082 00 $a 330.973 $2 23 100 1 $a Philippon, Thomas, $e author. 245 14 $a The great reversal : $b how America gave up on free markets / $c Thomas Philippon. 246 3 $a How America gave up on free markets 264 1 $a Cambridge, Massachusetts : $b The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, $c 2019. 300 $a xii, 343 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part one. The rise of market power in the U.S.: Why economists like competition...and why you should too -- Bad concentration, good concentration -- The rise in market power -- The decline of investment and productivity -- The failure of free entry -- Part two. The European experience: Meanwhile, in Europe -- Are US prices too high? -- How European markets became free -- Part three. Political economy: Lobbying -- Money and politics -- Part four. In depth look at some industries: Why are bankers paid so much? -- American health care: a self-made disaster -- Looking at the stars: are the top firms really different? -- To regulate or not to regulate, that is the question -- Monopsony power and inequality -- Conclusion. 520 $a "American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on competition. Thomas Philippon blames the unchecked efforts of corporate lobbyists. Instead of earning profits by investing and innovating, powerful firms use political pressure to secure their advantages. The result is less efficient markets, leading to higher prices and lower wages"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Free enterprise $z United States. 650 0 $a Free enterprise $z Europe. 650 0 $a Free enterprise $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Markets $z United States. 650 0 $a Markets $z Europe. 650 0 $a Competition $z United States. 650 0 $a Competition $z Europe. 650 0 $a Lobbying $z United States. 941 $a 6 952 $l CPPC926 $d 20231111012427.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20200829010356.0 952 $l ORAX826 $d 20200805010354.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200303021918.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191217020548.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20191105014413.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=43E51D16FF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search