The road from ruin : how to revive capitalism and put America back on top

Bishop, Matthew 1964- (Author). Green, Michael (Michael F.) (Added Author).

Summary: Outlines an agenda for a progressive form of modern capitalism that draws from the lessons of the Great Depression and other periods of economic distress to present recommendations for reviving capitalism while avoiding economic bubbles and instability.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307464224
ISBN: 0307464229
Physical Description: print
viii, 373 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Crown Business, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-362) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Nobel laureates and shoeshine boys: how innovation leads to bubbles -- The moral maze: how governments people the world with fools -- Money makes the world go wrong: a brief history of global imbalances -- The dangers of denial: how inaction leads to depression -- The reformer's challenge: don't throw out the baby with the bathwater -- Economics with a human face: toward a less dismal science -- A new world order: the world must redesign how it is governed -- The age of philanthrocapitalism: capitalism must rediscover its soul -- We are the change: making the right choices means increasing the wisdom of crowds -- Conclusion: the road ahead.