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1 online resource (193 pages) |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Families.
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Economics -- Psychological aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Webber, Patricia Podd, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Highfill, Jannett K. Tempered and humane economy : markets, families, and behavioral economics. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015] 9780739194539 |
| ISBN |
9780739194539 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780739194546 (electronic bk.) |
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