Amway The Cult Of Free Enterprise

Author : Stephen Butterfield
Publisher : South End Press
ISBN 13 : 9780896082533
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amway, the Cult of Free Enterprise written by Stephen Butterfield and published by South End Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Butterfield, an ex-Amway distributor, dissects the dynamics of this "Free Enterprise" empire with an insider's insight.

Author : Ruth Carter
Publisher : Backstreet Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amway Motivational Organizations written by Ruth Carter and published by Backstreet Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kathryn A. Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470488212
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amway Forever written by Kathryn A. Jones and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the innovative marketing techniques that have fueled the global company's first 50 years, documenting its early growth in the 1970s and 1980s through its emergence as a successful online company, in an account that also shares inside information about its effective sales strategies.

Author : Melinda Cooper
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1942130945
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Counterrevolution written by Melinda Cooper and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough investigation of the current combination of austerity and extravagance that characterizes government spending and central bank monetary policy At the close of the 1970s, government treasuries and central banks took a vow of perpetual self-restraint. To this day, fiscal authorities fret over soaring public debt burdens, while central bankers wring their hands at the slightest sign of rising wages. As the brief reprieve of coronavirus spending made clear, no departure from government austerity will be tolerated without a corresponding act of penance. Yet we misunderstand the scope of neoliberal public finance if we assume austerity to be its sole setting. Beyond the zero-sum game of direct claims on state budgets lies a realm of indirect government spending that escapes the naked eye. Capital gains are multiply subsidized by a tax system that reserves its greatest rewards for financial asset holders. And for all its airs of haughty asceticism, the Federal Reserve has become adept at facilitating the inflation of asset values while ruthlessly suppressing wages. Neoliberalism is as extravagant as it is austere, and this paradox needs to be grasped if we are to challenge its core modus operandi. Melinda Cooper examines the major schools of thought that have shaped neoliberal common sense around public finance. Focusing, in particular, on Virginia school public choice theory and supply-side economics, she shows how these currents produced distinct but ultimately complementary responses to the capitalist crisis of the 1970s. With its intellectual roots in the conservative Southern Democratic tradition, Virginia school public choice theory espoused an austere doctrine of budget balance. The supply-side movement, by contrast, advocated tax cuts without spending restraint and debt issuance without guilt, in an apparent repudiation of austerity. Yet, for all their differences, the two schools converged around the need to rein in the redistributive uses of public spending. Together, they drove a counterrevolution in public finance that deepened the divide between rich and poor and revived the fortunes of dynastic wealth. Far-reaching as the neoliberal counterrevolution has been, Cooper still identifies a counterfactual history of unrealized possibilities in the capitalist crisis of the 1970s. She concludes by inviting us to rethink the concept of revolution and raises the question: Is another politics of extravagance possible?

Author : James W. Robinson
Publisher : Prima Lifestyles
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empire of Freedom written by James W. Robinson and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 1997 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 10 million network marketers working today will find inspiration and practical insights in this first independent look at Amway, the multilevel marketing pioneer that's still the industry's vanguard.

Author : Jay Van Andel
Publisher : Collins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Enterprising Life written by Jay Van Andel and published by Collins. This book was released on 1998-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first glimpse into the life of a quiet giant, An Enterprising Life chronicles the life and times of billionaire entrepreneur Jay Van Andel, a founder of the wildly successful Amway Corporation.-- Together with partner Rich DeVos, Jay Van Andel -- ranked #6 on Forbes magazine's wealthiest persons list -- created Amway, one of the world's largest direct-sales operations.-- With an army of 3 million distributors in 80 countries worldwide, Amway earned $7 billion in annual sales in 1997, based on the 450 nutrition and wellness, personal care, home care, and commercial products available through Amway catalogs.-- Amway co-founder Rich DeVos's own book, Compassionate Capitalism (Dutton, 1994), was a New York Times bestseller.Jay Van Andel has led an extraordinary life, filled with adventure, hardship, faith, and, of course, great success. This autobiography now sheds new light on his life, providing Amway employees and distributors (over 400,000 in North America alone), as well asbusinesspeople and entrepreneurs, with the story of a great leader whose vision has created a company that goes beyond commercial -- a company that has for decades helped people help themselves.

Author : Sebastian Voigt
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487507836
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Since the Boom written by Sebastian Voigt and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marked by a period of massive structural change, the 1970s in Europe saw the collapse of traditional manufacturing. The essays in this collection question aspects of the narrative of decline and radical transformation.

Author : Robert L. Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Herald Press (NC)
ISBN 13 : 9780964879515
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book False Profits written by Robert L. Fitzpatrick and published by Herald Press (NC). This book was released on 1997 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: False Profits is an in-depth examination of the multi-level marketing industry and related illegal pyramid schemes which have grown rapidly in the last 15 years.

Author : Kevin D. Mitnick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 076453839X
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Deception written by Kevin D. Mitnick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide. Now, in The Art of Deception, the world's most notorious hacker gives new meaning to the old adage, "It takes a thief to catch a thief." Focusing on the human factors involved with information security, Mitnick explains why all the firewalls and encryption protocols in the world will never be enough to stop a savvy grifter intent on rifling a corporate database or an irate employee determined to crash a system. With the help of many fascinating true stories of successful attacks on business and government, he illustrates just how susceptible even the most locked-down information systems are to a slick con artist impersonating an IRS agent. Narrating from the points of view of both the attacker and the victims, he explains why each attack was so successful and how it could have been prevented in an engaging and highly readable style reminiscent of a true-crime novel. And, perhaps most importantly, Mitnick offers advice for preventing these types of social engineering hacks through security protocols, training programs, and manuals that address the human element of security.

Author : Deborah Layton
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307575136
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seductive Poison written by Deborah Layton and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this haunting and riveting firsthand account, a survivor of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple opens up the shadowy world of cults and shows how anyone can fall under their spell. A high-level member of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple for seven years, Deborah Layton escaped his infamous commune in the Guyanese jungle, leaving behind her mother, her older brother, and many friends. She returned to the United States with warnings of impending disaster, but her pleas for help fell on skeptical ears, and shortly thereafter, in November 1978, the Jonestown massacre shocked the world. Seductive Poison is both an unflinching historical document and a suspenseful story of intrigue, power, and murder.