An explosive, deeply reported exposé of McKinsey & Company, the international consulting firm that advises corporations and governments, that highlights the often drastic impact of its work on employees and citizens around the world
"Meticulously reported, and ultimately devastating, this is an important book." —Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing
McKinsey & Company is the most prestigious consulting company in the world, earning billions of dollars in fees from major corporations and governments who turn to it to maximize their profits and enhance efficiency. McKinsey's vaunted statement of values asserts that its role is to make the world a better place, and its reputation for excellence and discretion attracts top talent from universities around the world. But what does it actually do?
In When McKinsey Comes to Town, two prizewinning...
Author(s): Walt Bogdanich; Michael Forsythe
Edition: 1 (ebook)
Publisher: Doubleday (Penguin Random House)
Year: 2022
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction: When McKinsey Comes to Town
Chapter 1: Wealth Without Guilt: McKinsey's Values
Chapter 2: Winners and Losers: The Inequality Machine
Chapter 3: Playing Both Sides: Helping Government Help McKinsey
Chapter 4: McKinsey at ICE: "We Do Execution, Not Policy"
Chapter 5: Befriending China’s Government
Chapter 6: Guarding the Gates of Hades: Tobacco and Vaping
Chapter 7: Turbocharging Opioid Sales
Chapter 8: “Turning a Coal Mine into a Diamond”
Chapter 9: Toxic Debt: McKinsey on Wall Street
Chapter 10: Allstate’s Secret Slides: "Winning Will Be a Zero-Sum Game"
Chapter 11: “The Enron Astros”
Chapter 12: “Clubbing Seals”: The South Africa Debacle
Chapter 13: Serving the Saudi State
Chapter 14: Chumocracy: Half a Century at Britain's NHS
Epilogue
A Note on Sources
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
