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A tempered and humane economy : markets, families, and behavioral economics / Jannett Highfill and Patricia Podd Webber.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Highfill, Jannett K., author.
Webber, Patricia Podd, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Families.
Economics--Psychological aspects.
Economics.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (193 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
<span><span>This book challenges economists to bring the insights of behavioral economics into their reflections on the macroeconomy as well as on individual decision-making and it challenges everyone, economist and layperson alike, to bring the wisdom they learn from their families out into the larger economic world. </span></span>
Contents:
Each person, each family
The wisdom of families
Elana's family network
It's complicated, investing in yourself
"It's not fair"
Talk the walk
What's luck got to do with it?
The wisdom of families : supporting each other's decisions
The big picture : investment decisions in context
The wisdom of families : democracy is learned at home
Investing in strangers
The wisdom of families' : the most important investment
Education : it's a social contract
Mother jones would be pretty happy
The best nets are more holes than rope
Thinking harder : does "help" really help?
The wisdom of families : good intentions and unintended consequences
Tough love for the poor
Tough love for the rich
The wisdom of families : avoiding double standards
Prosperity is an enormous achievement
Warts and all, we are a big rich country
Inclusive vs. extractive institutions : thinking globally
When markets produce
Markets and meaningful work
Tempering markets with government policy
The government we make
When the challenge is healthcare
Looking to the future
The wisdom of families : challenge and aspiration
Tempered optimism, humane prosperity
Appendix 1: when you have enough to share, share wisely
Appendix 2: concrete suggestions for sharing
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
0-7391-9455-0
0-7391-9454-2
OCLC:
899158532

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