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The common good

Title
The common good / Robert B. Reich.
ISBN
9780525520498
052552049X
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2018]
Copyright Notice Date
©2018.
Physical Description
viii, 193 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes
Includes discussion guide (pages 191-193).
Summary
"...Clear-eyed manifesto for re-centering our economics and politics on the idea of the common good. Robert B. Reich...demonstrates that a common good not only exists but in fact constitutes the very essence of any society or nation...We must weigh the moral obligations of citizenship and carefully consider how we as a country should relate to honor, shame, patriotism, truth, and the meaning of leadership...A fundamental statement about the purpose of society and a cri de coeur to save American soul."--Dust jacket flap.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 20, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189).
Contents
Part I. What is the common good?
Shkreli
What good do we have in common?
The origins of the common good
Part II. What happened to the common good?
Exploitation
Three structural breakdowns
The decline of the good in common
Part III. Can the common good be restored?
Leadership as trusteeship
Honor and shame
Resurrecting truth
Civic education for all.
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