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050 00 $aHB71$b.L546 2007
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100 1 $aLewis, Hunter.
245 10 $aAre the rich necessary? :$bgreat economic arguments and how they reflect our personal values /$cHunter Lewis.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aMt. Jackson, VA :$bAxios Press,$c2007.
300 $aviii, 277 p. ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe central economic problem. Why are we still so poor? ; The appeal of science ; Economic arguments -- Pt. 2: The rich. Are the rich necessary? -- Pt. 3: The rich in a democracy. Are the rich compatible with democracy? -- Pt. 4: Profit-making. Are private profits necessary? -- Pt. 5: Profit-making and depressions -- Does the profit system cause depressions? -- Pt. 6: The global profit system. Does global free trade destroy jobs? -- Pt. 7: Glaring inequality. Are there alternatives to the profit system? ; Should we accept this degree of inequality? -- Pt. 8: Greed. Does the profit system glorify greed? -- Pt. 9: Government. Can government protect us from the excesses of the profit system? -- Pt. 10: Central banks. Can central banks protect us from the excesses of the profit system and lead the economy? -- Pt. 11: Four economic value systems. Competing economic value systems -- Pt. 12: Recoiling opposing viewpoints. Expanding the non-profit sector.
505 00 $tAppendices --$gA.$tExpanding the non-profit sector --$gB.$tWhat is a "fair" price? --$gC.$tWhat exactly are profits? --$gD.$tDid the U.S. Congress trigger the stock market bubble of the late 1990s?
650 0 $aEconomics.
650 0 $aSocial values.
994 $aC0$bXIM