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Réelles présences : les arts du sens
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ISBN: 2070721337 9782070721337 Year: 1991 Publisher: Paris: Gallimard,

One market under god - extreme capitalism, market populism, and the end of economic democracy.
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ISBN: 038549503X Year: 2000 Publisher: New York Doubleday

L'Humanisation ou les premiers pas des valeurs humaines
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ISBN: 2870092407 9782870092408 Year: 1985 Volume: 151 Publisher: Bruxelles : Pierre Mardaga,


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The economics of enough
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ISBN: 9780691156293 0691156298 9780691145181 0691145180 9786613001337 1400838118 1283001330 9781400838110 6613001333 Year: 2011 Publisher: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press

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The world's leading economies are facing not just one but many crises. The financial meltdown may not be over, climate change threatens major global disruption, economic inequality has reached extremes not seen for a century, and government and business are widely distrusted. At the same time, many people regret the consumerism and social corrosion of modern life. What these crises have in common, Diane Coyle argues, is a reckless disregard for the future--especially in the way the economy is run. How can we achieve the financial growth we need today without sacrificing a decent future for our children, our societies, and our planet? How can we realize what Coyle calls "the Economics of Enough"? Running the economy for tomorrow as well as today will require a wide range of policy changes. The top priority must be ensuring that we get a true picture of long-term economic prospects, with the development of official statistics on national wealth in its broadest sense, including natural and human resources. Saving and investment will need to be encouraged over current consumption. Above all, governments will need to engage citizens in a process of debate about the difficult choices that lie ahead and rebuild a shared commitment to the future of our societies. Creating a sustainable economy--having enough to be happy without cheating the future--won't be easy. But The Economics of Enough starts a profoundly important conversation about how we can begin--and the first steps we need to take.

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