Publisher's Synopsis
Public Private Relationships and the New Owners of the Means of Production tells the story of the transformation of Maine from a state governed by its constitution to a territory governed as a development corporation. The story is told through the Maine economic development statutes and other historical records focusing on the years since 1976 when the Maine Legislature, led by leaders of Maine's most prosperous industries, reinvented the Maine government and deemed that centrally managing the economy is an essential government function that can only be achieved by a government by public private relationships. Public Private Relationships and the New Owners of the Means of Production takes a close look at globalism as it is implemented locally in Maine. A true history hidden in plain view but never examined before through the lens of the dominant political philosophies of our times, communism, fascism, and the American political philosophy.
