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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Capitalist society has multiple defining traits.
Chapter 3: There is no proof that capitalism will endure, and strong signs indicate it won’t any longer.
Chapter 4: The disastrous Soviet experiment with communism shows it will not replace capitalism elsewhere.
Chapter 5: Managers, not capitalists, will soon be the dominant class in a state-run economy.
Chapter 6: Growing organizational and technical complexity has produced a new managerial class.
Chapter 7: As governments took control of vital industries, managers’ power became absolute.
Description
Drawing on powerful arguments and demonstrating extraordinary insights, in The Managerial Revolution (1941) James Burnham investigates the rise of a new ruling class – the managers – who promised to unseat wealthy capitalists from their prime position in the mid-twentieth-century economy. Although written over seven decades ago, the themes and arguments from this book still resonate in today’s society.
Who Should Listen
- History buffs looking for fresh insights into the mid-twentieth century
- Anyone curious about how a capitalist economy works
- Those looking for a new perspective on current affairs