The price of civilization : reawakening American virtue and prosperity /
Sachs, Jeffrey.
The price of civilization : reawakening American virtue and prosperity / Jeffrey D. Sachs. - Random House Trade paperback ed. - New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2012. - xvi, 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
"With a new preface by the author"--Cover. Originally published in hardcover version by Random House in 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-307) 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.
0812980468 (pbk.) 9780812980462 (pbk.)
2012372238
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 century.
HC106.84 / .S23 2012
330.973
The price of civilization : reawakening American virtue and prosperity / Jeffrey D. Sachs. - Random House Trade paperback ed. - New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2012. - xvi, 328 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
"With a new preface by the author"--Cover. Originally published in hardcover version by Random House in 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-307) 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.
0812980468 (pbk.) 9780812980462 (pbk.)
2012372238
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 century.
HC106.84 / .S23 2012
330.973