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001 2009027569
003 DLC
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008 090706s2009 vau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009027569
020 $a9781604190168
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aHB71$b.L546 2009
082 00 $a330$222
100 1 $aLewis, Hunter.
245 10 $aAre the rich necessary? :$bgreat economic arguments and how they reflect our personal values /$cHunter Lewis.
250 $aUpdated and expanded ed.
260 $aMount Jackson, VA :$bAxios Press,$c2009.
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWhy are we still so poor? -- The appeal of science -- Economic arguments -- Are the rich necessary?-No -- Are the rich necessary?-Yes -- Are the rich compatible with democracy?-No -- Are the rich compatible with democracy?-Yes -- Are private profits necessary?-No -- Are private profits necessary?-Yes -- Are private profits necessary?-No/Yes -- Are there alternatives to the profit system?-Yes/No -- Should we accept this degree of inequality?-No/Yes -- Does the profit system glorify greed?-Yes -- Does the profit system glorify greed?-Yes, and a good thing -- Does the profit system glorify greed?-No -- Can government protect us from the excesses of the profit system?-Yes -- Can government protect us from the excesses of the profit system?-No -- Does the profit system cause depressions?-Yes/No -- Can central banks protect us from depressions and lead the economy?-Yes -- Can central banks protect us from depressions and lead the economy?-No -- Does global free trade destroy jobs?-Yes -- Does global free trade destroy jobs?-No -- Competing economic value systems -- Expanding the nonprofit sector.
650 0 $aEconomics.
650 0 $aSocial values.