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020 _a9780099535768
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082 0 0 _a330.973
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100 1 _aSachs, Jeffrey
245 1 4 _aPrice of civilization
_breawakening virtue and prosperity after the economic fall
260 _aLondon
_bVintage Books
_c2011
300 _axvi,328p.
500 _a"With a new preface by the author"--Cover.
500 _aOriginally published in hardcover version by Random House in 2011.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 270-307) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aOffers 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.
650 0 _aEnvironmental responsibility
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aSocial responsibility of business
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xEconomic conditions
_y2009-
651 0 _aUnited States
_xEconomic policy
_y2009-
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y21st century.
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