Price of civilization: economics and ethics after the fall

By:

Sachs, Jeffrey

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: The Bodley Head London 2011Description: xv,326 p. 24 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-1847920935

Subject(s):

Economic history Economics - Moral and ethical aspects Economic policy Politics and government

DDC classification:

330.973 SAC

Contents:

Part I: The great crash. Diagnosing America's economic crisis -- Prosperity lost -- The free-market fallacy -- Washington's retreat from public purpose -- The divided nation -- The new globalization -- The rigged game -- The distracted society -- Part II: The path to prosperity. The mindful society -- Prosperity regained -- Paying for civilization -- The seven habits of highly effective government -- The millennial renewal.

Summary: We have less time for the needed global transformation than many had hoped or expected. Resource scarcity is already upon us in the form of soaring oil and food prices and a cascade of climate shocks. 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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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	330.973 SAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B1137

Part I: The great crash. Diagnosing America's economic crisis --
Prosperity lost --
The free-market fallacy --
Washington's retreat from public purpose --
The divided nation --
The new globalization --
The rigged game --
The distracted society --
Part II: The path to prosperity. The mindful society --
Prosperity regained --
Paying for civilization --
The seven habits of highly effective government --
The millennial renewal.

We have less time for the needed global transformation than many had hoped or expected. Resource scarcity is already upon us in the form of soaring oil and food prices and a cascade of climate shocks.
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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