The common good
by
Reich, Robert B. author.
Title
:
The common good
Author
:
Reich, Robert B. author.
ISBN
:
9780525520498
Physical Description
:
viii, 193 pages ; 20 cm
General Note (Repeatable)
:
Includes discussion guide (pages 191-193).
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.
Abstract
:
"...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.
Subject Term
:
Common good.
Citizenship -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Political ethics -- United States.
Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Format
:
Book
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice
:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2018]
Material Type | Shelf Number | Barcode | Library | Status |
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Book | SOCIETY POLITICS 323.65 REIC | 32530608935209 | Main JCPL | Adult Nonfiction Area |