The price of civilization : reawakening American virtue and prosperity / Jeffrey D. Sachs.
By: Sachs, Jeffrey
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TextPublisher: New York : Random House, c2011Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-307) and index.Description: 324 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781400068418 (hc : alk. paper); 140006841X (hc : alk. paper); 9780679605027 (eBook); 0679605029 (eBook).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 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 330.973 Sa144 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003134491 |
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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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