The Common Good
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: viii, 193 pages ; 20 cm
"...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.
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.
Subjects:
Common good.
Citizenship -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Political ethics -- United States.
Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Common good.
Citizenship -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Political ethics -- United States.
Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
ISBN:
9780525520498
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GOV Rei | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes discussion guide (pages 191-193).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189).