Shooting Ourselves in the Foot

Library Journal

Examining ``those areas in which elements of our society are unwittingly acting in a manner prejudicial to their own interests through ignorance, narrow-mindedness, confusion, malice, or just plain ideological obstinacy,'' O'Keefe, chairman of the board of a large high-tech company, analyzes the state of our schools, nuclear power, judicial activism, and legislative irresponsibility in the area of environmental protection and unisex insurance. He also gives his thoughts on mismanagement in the automobile industry, the folly of our antitrust policy, and unions and their role in our declining international competitiveness. Each contemporary issue is discussed from a historical perspective. Regardless of political persuasion, O'Keefe's readers will be informed, entertained, and sometimes enraged. Recommended for general collections. Jane M. Kathman, Management Dept., Coll. of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn.