Holstein goes deep inside GM on three continents to show what's really happening within one of the country's most iconic corporations. Demonstrates how GM has already radically retooled its entire operation, from manufacturing and cost structure to design

The centrality of finance -- Financialization and social structures of accumulation -- Realism in financial economics -- The shadow of the financial system -- The coming apart -- Rescue and the limits of reform -- Nations, globalization, and financialization -- The present in history

A banker, investor, and Columbia Business School professor offers an insider's take on what happened to Goldman Sachs-informed by his own experience, interviews with others who worked at or with the firm, and previously unreleased research. Readers and business leaders will also learn about what...