{"product_id":"9780231504331","title":"Best Business Writing 2012","description":"Launched at a time of major economic change and an uncommon era in business, this new annual series presents the most intriguing and rigorous coverage of the year’s well-known and crucial-to-know developments in business and finance. Divided into thematic sections, such as bad business behavior; the financial system and its discontents; trends in global markets; the relationship between politics and money; big-picture practices; and news from the corporate world, the anthology fills a longstanding gap for those seeking diverse, enriching, yet entertaining perspectives on the business of business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis year’s selections include \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e’s profile of Don Blankenship and his corrupt tenure as CEO of Massey Energy; the London Guardian’s original, unprecedented investigation into the \u003ci\u003eNews of the World\u003c\/i\u003e phone-hacking scandal and its indictment of the Rupert Murdoch media empire; and the \u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e’s poignant account of the fatal consequences of federal deregulation in health and medicine. Two searing pieces on the ongoing mortgage scandal, one a hard look at the role of hedge fund Magnetar in perpetuating the housing bubble for financial gain, and the other a detailed breakdown of Countrywide’s malfeasance, provide critical context and background; while articles on recoveries in Ireland, Germany, and elsewhere suggest a way foreword from recession. Additional articles tackle bank fees and bailouts, the Buffet Rule, the corporate lobby’s reach, the Greenspan legacy, the rise of a global business elite, the future of the American auto industry, and the meaning of recent shakeups at Pfizer, Gucci, IKEA, and other corporate institutions.","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164902080752,"sku":"9780231504331","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780231504331_p0.jpg?v=1763678797","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780231504331","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}