The alternative how to build a just economy
- New York Public Affairs 2023
- 372p. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-354) and index.
Confronted by the terrifying trends of the early twenty-first century ? widening inequality, environmental destruction, and the immiseration of millions of workers around the world ? many economists and business leaders still preach dogmas that lack evidence and create political catastrophe: Private markets are always more efficient than public ones; investment capital flows efficiently to necessary projects; massive inequality is the unavoidable side effect of economic growth; people are selfish and will only behave well with the right incentives.