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‘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 TelegraphIn 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.
