What is an example of the social concerns addressed in the novel, The Demolished Man?

First of all, the novel is a mystery story, but it is not a traditional whodunit. The reader knows from the beginning that Ben Reich intends to murder his business rival, Craye D'Courtney. Thus, on one level, The Demolished Man explores the concept of business ethics. Clearly this is not a major concern of Bester's, yet throughout the story he includes economic details that are projections of current trends (or contemporary practices are set in a future context) in which the mass of humanity is seen being exploited to satisfy the greed and hunger for power of various characters.