The price of civilization
Subtitle: reawakening American virtue and prosperity
By: Jeffrey D. Sachs
Edition: Random House Trade paperback ed.
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks; Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780812980462
Subjects: Economic conditions; Economic policy; Environmental responsibility; Social responsibility of business; Politics and government
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: "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.
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.