The tyranny of dead ideas : letting go of the old ways of thinking to unleash a new prosperity / Matt Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Matthew, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009.

United States.

Economic conditions.

Economics--Psychological aspects.

Economics.

Attitude change.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

258 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Times Books, 2009.

Summary:

A leading political and business thinker identifies the greatest threat to our economic future: the things we think we know--but don't. In the face of global competition and rapid technological change, our economy is facing its most severe test in nearly a century. Yet our leaders have failed to prepare us for what lies ahead because they are in the grip of a set of "dead ideas" about how a modern economy should work. These ways of thinking--dubious at best and often dead wrong--are on a collision course with irreversible economic developments. Here, Matt Miller offers a blend of business-world acumen and public-policy vision to lay bare how this conventional wisdom holds our country back, and he introduces us to a new way of thinking--what he calls "tomorrow's destined ideas"--that can reinvigorate our economy, our politics, and our day-to-day lives. --From publisher description.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Today's dead ideas

The kids will earn more than we do

Free trade is "good" (no matter how many people get hurt)

Your company should take care of you

Taxes hurt the economy (and they're always too high)

Schools are a local matter

Money follows merit

The tyranny of dead ideas

Pt. 2. Tomorrow's destined ideas

Only government can save business

Only business can save liberalism

Only higher taxes can save the economy (and the planet)

Only the (lower) upper class can save us from inequality

Only better living can save sagging paychecks

Only a dose of "nationalization" can save local schools

Only lessons from abroad can save American ideals

From dead to destined ideas

Afterword: Burying dead ideas in business and beyond.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780805087871

0805087877

OCLC:

233173069