The American Model: on the Scales o History | "Американская модель" на весах истории

From Chapter II: THE ILLUSION OF "UNLIMITED GROWTH" The Myth of the "Social Responsibility" of Business The well-known British commentator on current affairs, David Frost noted, and not without humour, that in the West it is usually the conduct of the lower class which arouses the displeasure of the upper class that is called crime. Indeed, the Western mass media make considerable efforts to try and prove that crime is a distinctive privilege of the poorest strata of the population, racial minorities, the youth and radical leftist elements. It is precisely at these social groups that the fear and animosity of the population is directed, their minds being crammed with pictures of brutal murders, violence and thoughtless acts of vandalism. The other side of this picture is the widespread myth of the "social responsibility" of business, according to which the leaders of corporations have already been worrying for a long time not about reaping the maximum of profit, but about the welfare of all society, and are matchless examples of civil spirit and pillars of social morality. And since the levers of economic power are in such worthy hands, the American economy will have nothing to worry about in the future. Contents From the Authors Chapter I: THE "AMERICAN MODEL" THROUGH AMERICAN EYES Chapter II: THE ILLUSION OF "UNLIMITED GROWTH" Chapter III: POLITICAL OUTLOOK Chapter IV: THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE MODEL Chapter V: MAN IN QUEST OF A FUTURE REQUEST TO READERS The Reading Generation [A note in Sindhi]