An against-the-grain polemic on American capitalism from the New York Times bestselling author of The Complacent Class.
TYLER COWEN (Ph.D.) holds the Holbert L. Harris chair in economics at George Mason University. He is the author of a number of explanatory and text books, including The Complacent Class, as well as writing the most read economics blog worldwide, marginalrevolution.com. Tyler is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, has written regularly for The New York Times, and contributes to a wide number of newspapers and periodicals.
"Mr. Cowen's book is timely, and his writing style is a refreshing
contrast to the strident left-wing declamations that are so common
today. He is calm and conversational, splashing cool water on the
firebrands." --The Wall Street Journal "Cowen did not become one of
the world's most-read bloggers on economics without understanding
the value of a well-timed contrarian blast." --The New York Times
Book Review
"In true Cowenesque fashion, [Big Business] starts out with a
markedly contrarian premise that by the last page seems so evident
that you wonder why it first felt outlandish at all." --Reason
Magazine "Cowen is a smart, original thinker with a knack for
reframing criticisms in the context of a larger, utilitarian
perspective...that implicitly endorses the current economic system;
he comes off more like a lawyer than an ideologue." --Publishers
Weekly "Cowen offers a highly accessible polemic touting the
wonders of corporate America." --Kirkus Reviews "Big Business is
iconoclastic, charming, wise, and fun. A gentle soul, Tyler Cowen
has kind words for Ayn Rand, Facebook, the huge salaries of CEOs,
and the financial system. He demonstrates that America's large
companies are a national treasure. Essential reading, above all in
the current era." --Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University
Professor, Harvard University, and author of Conformity: The Power
of Social Influences "In this world in which capitalism and big
business are under attack from both the right and the left, Tyler
Cowen's reasoned and compelling defense of free markets provides a
much-needed antidote." --Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk
Down Wall Street, 12th ed. "Tyler Cowen mounts a compelling defense
of big business, finance, and the tech industry. Both their critics
and their defenders will benefit from reading this book." --Walter
Frick, Harvard Business Review
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