Share Power, Merryn Somerset Webb
Share Power, Merryn Somerset Webb
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Share Power
How ordinary people can change the way that capitalism works – and make money too

Author: Merryn Somerset Webb

Narrator: Merryn Somerset Webb

Unabridged: 3 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Short Books

Published: 01/20/2022


Synopsis

'Lively, intelligent and packed with revelations, Share Power explains how even the smallest of investors can make themselves heard. A copy of this book should be on the desk of anyone with a pension.'
Allister Heath, Editor, The Sunday Telegraph

In this scintillating book, award-winning financial commentator Merryn Somerset Webb reveals a much-overlooked fact; every share we own comes with a vote. What few people know is that we can use these votes to influence company decisions - on everything from executive pay to corporate strategy.

Delving deep into the world of corporate capitalism - from the privatisation of state-owned companies in the 1980s, to the financial crash of 2008 and the growth of the modern multinational - Share Power shows us how capitalism went wrong and how, with six simple recommendations, every one of us now has the power to make it work for us.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on July 12, 2022

Well written and approachable. Perhaps a little basic for the more knowledgeable reader. It also overlooks the obvious issue with shareholder capitalism, if shareholders are actively voting on business decisions then they also need to fully understand how the business works. We currently have no way......more

Goodreads review by John on July 06, 2022

This was a brilliant book for understanding more about shares and the stock market, but more than that it was a manifesto about where capitalism can take us in terms of forwarding out democracy. The first few chapters were information pieces, all building up to the main point of the book at the end......more

Goodreads review by Laura on August 14, 2022

An excellent book by a knowledgeable Financial Times journalist. Anyone with a pension should pay attention to the corporations whose activities can directly affect their income and seek ways to influence those activities.......more