The Price of Civilization

The Price of Civilization by Jeffrey D Sachs

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN AND PUBLISHERS WEKLY

Succinct, humane, and politically astute . . . Sachs lays out a detailed path to reform, regulation, and recovery.--The American Prospect

In this forceful and impassioned book, Jeffrey D. Sachs offers a searing and incisive diagnosis of our country's 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 globalization's 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 America's deepest values and on a rigorous understanding of the twenty-first-century world economy.

With a new Preface by the author

Half a century ago J. K. Galbraith's The Affluent Society changed the political consciousness of a generation. . . . Jeffrey Sachs's new book is a landmark in this great and essentially American tradition. . . . Sachs by his life and his writing goes far to restore one's wavering faith in the informing inspiration of the post-1945 new dawn, faith in economics, faith in America and faith in humanity.--The Spectator

Stimulating . . . a must-read for every concerned citizen . . . a] hard-hitting brief for a humane economy.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Sachs's 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 American

An eloquent call for American civic renewal based on moderation, compassion, and cooperation across the lines of class, ethnicity, and ideology.--CN Money

Compelling . . . This is an important book.--Financial Times

Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, bestselling author, and syndicated columnist whose monthly newspaper columns appear in more than one hundred countries. He is the director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Advisor to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals, which are designed to reduce extreme poverty, disease, and hunger, a position he also held under former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan. Sachs directs the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network on behalf of the secretary-general. He has received many honors around the world, including the Sargent Shriver Award for Equal Justice, India's Padma Bhushan award, Poland's Commanders Cross of the Order of Merit, and many honorary degrees. He has twice been named among the hundred most influential leaders in the world by Time magazine.

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ISBN 13	9781400068418
ISBN 10	140006841X
Title	The Price of Civilization
Author	Jeffrey D Sachs
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2011-11-09
Number of pages	324
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