Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 566 g
How Zero-sum Thinking Broke Capitalism - and How We Can Fix It
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 566 g
ISBN: 978-1-394-43672-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
A practical framework for building inclusive prosperity through positive-sum economics
Zero-sum thinking has cost the American economy an estimated $50 trillion over the last 30 years. Positive Sum: How Zero-sum Thinking Broke Capitalism — and How We Can Fix It reveals why this primitive instinct continues to cost businesses $600 billion annually and offers a practical roadmap for recognizing the economic power of fairness to create broadly shared prosperity.
Drawing on his experience heading the Ford Foundation's Mission Investments program and his earlier Wall Street career, Roy Swan demonstrates that the belief that someone must lose for another to win is economically inefficient. Through personal narrative, historical insight, and practitioner experience, the book presents concrete investment strategies delivering proven 28% returns while advancing inclusive growth.
Readers will also find:
- Evidence showing how zero-sum assumptions undermine both corporate profits and national prosperity, backed by rigorous economic analysis
- Practical implementation strategies for impact investing that align financial returns with social outcomes across global markets
- Real-world case studies from the Ford Foundation's Mission Investments program demonstrating market-rate returns alongside measurable impact
- A distinctly American framework for stakeholder capitalism that resonates across political divides while remaining globally applicable
- Actionable guidance for business leaders seeking sustainable models that create value for shareholders, employees, and communities simultaneously
Positive Sum offers essential reading for business leaders seeking sustainable economic models, investors looking to align values with returns, policymakers addressing inequality, and anyone concerned about building an economy where prosperity is broadly shared rather than narrowly concentrated.
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FOREWORD xiii
By Pete Stavros and Darren Walker
INTRODUCTION xvii
What Breaking My Neck Taught Me About Capitalism
CHAPTER ONE LEWIS POWELL'S DANGEROUS BRILLIANCE 1
How One Man Built Zero-Sum Thinking into US Society
CHAPTER TWO THE UNSUNG WISDOM OF ADAM SMITH AND MILTON FRIEDMAN 25
Listening to What Two Economic Geniuses Actually Had to Say
CHAPTER THREE PIN THE TAIL ON THE ECONOMY 47
Four Brilliant Minds Share an Imaginary Dinner
CHAPTER FOUR WELCOME TO STAKEHOLDER CAPITALISM 57
Doing Well by Doing Good
CHAPTER FIVE CHARTING A PATH TO GOOD MATH 69
The Church of England's Righteous Road to Positive Sum
CHAPTER SIX THE MIRACULOUS POWER OF POSITIVE SUM 89
How Philanthropies Can Remake Capitalism
CHAPTER SEVEN HOW TO CONQUER ROADBLOCKS AND CONVINCE THE SKEPTICS 111
Strategies for Finding Your Way to Positive Sum
CHAPTER EIGHT POSITIVE-SUM HEROES 133
Learning How to Move Forward
CHAPTER NINE BUILDING PATRIOTIC CAPITALISM 145
The $9.6 Trillion Secret
CONCLUSION 171
Looking Ahead: The End of Economic Blindness
GLOSSARY OF TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND KEY FIGURES 189
ROY'S RECOMMENDED READING LIST 203
47 Essential Books for Positive Sum Thinking
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 209
NOTES 213
INDEX 247
