The price of civilization : Economics and ethics after the fall / Jeffrey D. Sachs.
By: Sachs, Jeffrey.
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TextPublisher: London : The Bodley Head, c2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781400068418 (hc : alk. paper).Subject(s): Environmental responsibility -- United States | Social responsibility of business -- United States | United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009- | United States -- Economic policy -- 2009- | United States -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 330.973 LOC classification: HC106.84 | .S23 2011| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-307) and index.
The great crash -- Diagnosing America's economic crisis -- Prosperity lost -- The free-market fallacy -- The retreat from public purpose -- The divided nation -- The new globalization -- The rigged game -- The distracted society -- The path to prosperity -- The mindful society -- Prosperity regained -- Paying for civilization -- The seven habits of highly effective government -- The millennial renewal.
Offers a diagnosis of the country's economic ills and argues that Americans can restore the virtues of fairness, honesty, and foresight as the foundations of national prosperity.
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