Author
Lewis, Hunter.
PublisherMount Jackson, VA : Axios Press, 2009.
ISBN9781604190168
EditionUpdated and expanded ed.
Description416 p. 20 cm.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
NoteWhy are we still so poor? -- The appeal of science -- Economic arguments -- Are the rich necessary?-No -- Are the rich necessary?-Yes -- Are the rich compatible with democracy?-No -- Are the rich compatible with democracy?-Yes -- Are private profits necessary?-No -- Are private profits necessary?-Yes -- Are private profits necessary?-No/Yes -- Are there alternatives to the profit system?-Yes/No -- Should we accept this degree of inequality?-No/Yes -- Does the profit system glorify greed?-Yes -- Does the profit system glorify greed?-Yes, and a good thing -- Does the profit system glorify greed?-No -- Can government protect us from the excesses of the profit system?-Yes -- Can government protect us from the excesses of the profit system?-No -- Does the profit system cause depressions?-Yes/No -- Can central banks protect us from depressions and lead the economy?-Yes -- Can central banks protect us from depressions and lead the economy?-No -- Does global free trade destroy jobs?-Yes -- Does global free trade destroy jobs?-No -- Competing economic value systems -- Expanding the nonprofit sector.
