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Wealth and Justice
Brooks, Arthur C.; Wehner, Peter
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Description for Wealth and Justice
Paperback. In Wealth and Justice, Arthur C. Brooks and Peter Wehner provide an overview of the history of capitalism in contrast to other economic systems, answer vital questions about the relationship between the free market system and moral character, and explore how the good in human nature can animate capitalism for the betterment of all. Series: Values and Capitalism. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 115 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
Popular opinion would have us believe that America's free market system is driven by greed and materialism, resulting in gross inequalities of wealth, destruction of the environment, and other social ills. Even proponents of capitalism often refer to the free market as simply a 'lesser evil' whose faults are preferable to those of social democracy or communism. But what if the conventional understanding of capitalism as corrupt and unprincipled is wrong? What if the free market economy actually reinforces Christian values? In Wealth and Justice: The Morality of Democratic Capitalism, Arthur C. Brooks and Peter Wehner explore how America's ... Read more
Popular opinion would have us believe that America's free market system is driven by greed and materialism, resulting in gross inequalities of wealth, destruction of the environment, and other social ills. Even proponents of capitalism often refer to the free market as simply a 'lesser evil' whose faults are preferable to those of social democracy or communism. But what if the conventional understanding of capitalism as corrupt and unprincipled is wrong? What if the free market economy actually reinforces Christian values? In Wealth and Justice: The Morality of Democratic Capitalism, Arthur C. Brooks and Peter Wehner explore how America's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
AEI Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Series
Values and Capitalism
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Washington DC, United States
ISBN
9780844743776
SKU
V9780844743776
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About Brooks, Arthur C.; Wehner, Peter
Arthur C. Brooks is the president of the American Enterprise Institute. His previous books include Gross National Happiness: Why Happiness Matters for America-and How We Can Get More of It and Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism. Peter Wehner is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is the former Director of the ... Read more
Reviews for Wealth and Justice
Excellently lays out the morality of democratic capitalism.
World Magazine
World Magazine