The price of civilization : reawakening American virtue and prosperity / Jeffrey D. Sachs.

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Sachs, Jeffrey

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Random House, c2011.Description: 324 p. : illISBN:

9781400068418 (hc : alk. paper)
140006841X (hc : alk. paper)

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	University Library Regular Circulation	Circulating	HC 106.84 S23 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		ba017996
Book	University Library Regular Circulation	Circulating	HC 106.84 S23 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3UPML00019247

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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