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020 _a978-1541701595
082 _a174ROM
100 _aRomeo, Nick.
245 4 _aThe alternative
_bhow to build a just economy
260 _aNew York
_bPublic Affairs
_c2023
300 _a372p. ; 25 cm
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 329-354) and index.
520 _aConfronted 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.
650 _aEconomics--Moral and ethical aspects.
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