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When McKinsey comes to town : the hidden influence of the world's most powerful consulting firm

Bogdanich, Walt (author.). Forsythe, Michael, (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 0385546238
ISBN: 9780385546232
Physical Description: print
viii, 354 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and (pages 289-334) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: When McKinsey comes to town -- Wealth without guilt: McKinsey's values -- Winners and losers: the inequality machine -- Playing both sides: helping government help McKinsey -- McKinsey at ICE: "We do execution, not policy" -- Befriending China's government -- Guarding the Gates of Hades: tobacco and vaping -- Turbocharging opioid sales -- "Turning a coal mine into a diamond" -- Toxic debt: McKinsey on Wall Street -- Allstate's secret slides: "Winning will be a zero-sum game" -- "The Enron Astros" -- "Clubbing seals": the South Africa debacle -- Serving the Saudi state -- Chumocracy: half a century at Britain's NHS.