Mindful Society: Economics and Ethics After the Fall
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781847920928 (1847920926)
Publish date: October 1st 2010
Publisher: CCV
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
American,
Business,
Economics,
Politics,
Sociology,
Political Science,
Social Science,
Social Movements,
Social Justice
A tangled mess of a book. It's not that I don't agree with Sachs' worldview, or that I don't find some things to really like about the book. But it just wasn't compelling, mostly because of his inability to go three consecutive paragraphs without introducing some list of 16 or so bullet points to il...
This was not quite what I was expecting, but it's an excellent book. I was looking for a book to help me understand economics and the current economic situation of the U.S., and maybe the world. A tall order, but Sachs has a great reputation. This book does explain how we have gotten where we are...