abstract:Michael Perelman is an American economist and economic historian, currently professor of economics at California State University, Chico. Perelman has written 19 books, including Railroading Economics, Manufacturing Discontent, The Perverse Economy, and The Invention of Capitalism.
Among the best-known names of those who have signed on: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, investor Ronald Perelman, hotel magnate Barron Hilton and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.