The price of civilization
Subtitle: American values and the return to prosperity
By: Jeffrey D. Sachs
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781400068418
Subjects: Economic policy; Politics and government; Environmental responsibility; Economic conditions; Social responsibility of business
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The great crash; title: Diagnosing america's economic crisis; title: Prosperity lost; title: The free-market fallacy; title: The retreat from public purpose; title: The divided nation; title: The new globalization; title: The rigged game; title: The distracted society; title: The path to prosperity; title: The mindful society; title: Prosperity regained; title: Paying for civilization; title: The seven habits of highly effective government; title: The millennial renewal.