The end of progress : how modern economics has failed us / Graeme P. Maxton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maxton, Graeme P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy.

Economics--History.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Wiley, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

A cold, hard look at how modern economics has failed us and why we need a new measure of progress Modern economics has fallen short. It has widened the gap between rich and poor. It has not allocated the world's resources fairly. It has brought the West to the brink of financial ruin. It has placed short-term gain before long-term progress. And it has made us focus on the individual, not the society. The end result is a worldwide financial crisis of epic proportions and a planet being scraped clean of the resources needed by future generations, and things are only getting worse.

Contents:

pt. 1. Our belief in the free market failed us

pt. 2. Running blind : we are poorly equipped to deal with these challenges

pt. 3. The implications of these failures will be hard

pt. 4. Light in an age of 'endarkenment'.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613239419

9780470830017

0470830018

9781119199298

1119199298

9781283239417

1283239418

9780470830000

047083000X

OCLC:

768570037