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Book

Mindful economics : how the U.S. economy works, why it matters, and how it could be different

Call Number

  • 330.973 M199 (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Seven Stories Press, c2008.

Physical Description

423 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Notes

First published: Portland, OR : Pilot Light Books, c2007.

Contents

  • Economic systems
  • The cash Nexus: households, corporations and the market system
  • Conflict in the cash nexus: labor unions and business associations
  • Government and the ascent of capitalism
  • The U.S. financial systems Part I: money and banks
  • The U.S. financial system Part II: Wall Street, stocks, and bonds
  • America's umbilical cord: the international economy
  • The U.S. capitalist machine
  • The growth imperative: prosperity or poverty
  • Sweet delight and endless night: polarization in America
  • Financial market instability
  • The mindful economy Part I: redrawing the institutional map
  • The mindful economy Part II: mindful ownership and mindful finance
  • The mindful economy Part III: mindful economics and sustainable practices.

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