The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity

ISBN: 0812980468

Author: Sachs, Jeffrey D.

Condition: New

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLYSuccinct, humane, and politically astute . . . Sachs lays out a detailed path to reform, regulation, and recovery.-The American ProspectIn this forceful and impassioned book, Jeffrey D. Sachs offers a searing and incisive diagnosis of our countrys economic ills, and an urgent call for Americans to restore the core virtues of fairness, honesty, and foresight as the foundations of national prosperity. Sachs finds that both political parties-and many leading economists-have missed the big picture, profoundly underestimating globalizations long-term effects and offering shortsighted solutions. He describes a political system that is beholden to big donors and influential lobbyists and a consumption-driven culture that suffers shortfalls of social trust and compassion. He bids readers to reclaim the virtues of good citizenship and mindfulness toward the economy and each one another. Most important, he urges each of us to accept the price of civilization, so that together we restore America to its great promise. The Price of Civilization is a masterly road map for prosperity, founded on Americas deepest values and on a rigorous understanding of the twenty-first-century world economy.With a new Preface by the authorHalf a century ago J. K. Galbraiths The Affluent Society changed the political consciousness of a generation. . . . Jeffrey Sachss new book is a landmark in this great and essentially American tradition. . . . Sachs by his life and his writing goes far to restore ones wavering faith in the informing inspiration of the post-1945 new dawn, faith in economics, faith in America and faith in humanity.-The SpectatorStimulating . . . a must-read for every concerned citizen . . . [a] hard-hitting brief for a humane economy.-Publishers Weekly (starred review)Sachss book is loaded with information and anecdotes [and] proposals that would make it harder for the powerful to rig the system for their benefit.-Scientific AmericanAn eloquent call for American civic renewal based on moderation, compassion, and cooperation across the lines of class, ethnicity, and ideology.-CNN MoneyCompelling . . . This is an important book.-Financial Times