A tempered and humane economy : markets, families, and behavioral economics /
Highfill, Jannett K.,
A tempered and humane economy : markets, families, and behavioral economics / Jannett Highfill and Patricia Podd Webber. - 1 online resource (193 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Each person, each family -- The wisdom of families -- Elana's family network -- It's complicated, investing in yourself -- "It's not fair" -- Talk the walk -- What's luck got to do with it? -- The wisdom of families : supporting each other's decisions -- The big picture : investment decisions in context -- The wisdom of families : democracy is learned at home -- Investing in strangers -- The wisdom of families' : the most important investment -- Education : it's a social contract -- Mother jones would be pretty happy -- The best nets are more holes than rope -- Thinking harder : does "help" really help? -- The wisdom of families : good intentions and unintended consequences -- Tough love for the poor -- Tough love for the rich -- The wisdom of families : avoiding double standards -- Prosperity is an enormous achievement -- Warts and all, we are a big rich country -- Inclusive vs. extractive institutions : thinking globally -- When markets produce -- Markets and meaningful work -- Tempering markets with government policy -- The government we make -- When the challenge is healthcare -- Looking to the future -- The wisdom of families : challenge and aspiration -- Tempered optimism, humane prosperity -- Appendix 1: when you have enough to share, share wisely -- Appendix 2: concrete suggestions for sharing -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780739194546
Families.
Economics--Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
HQ503 / .H54 2015
306.85
A tempered and humane economy : markets, families, and behavioral economics / Jannett Highfill and Patricia Podd Webber. - 1 online resource (193 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Each person, each family -- The wisdom of families -- Elana's family network -- It's complicated, investing in yourself -- "It's not fair" -- Talk the walk -- What's luck got to do with it? -- The wisdom of families : supporting each other's decisions -- The big picture : investment decisions in context -- The wisdom of families : democracy is learned at home -- Investing in strangers -- The wisdom of families' : the most important investment -- Education : it's a social contract -- Mother jones would be pretty happy -- The best nets are more holes than rope -- Thinking harder : does "help" really help? -- The wisdom of families : good intentions and unintended consequences -- Tough love for the poor -- Tough love for the rich -- The wisdom of families : avoiding double standards -- Prosperity is an enormous achievement -- Warts and all, we are a big rich country -- Inclusive vs. extractive institutions : thinking globally -- When markets produce -- Markets and meaningful work -- Tempering markets with government policy -- The government we make -- When the challenge is healthcare -- Looking to the future -- The wisdom of families : challenge and aspiration -- Tempered optimism, humane prosperity -- Appendix 1: when you have enough to share, share wisely -- Appendix 2: concrete suggestions for sharing -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780739194546
Families.
Economics--Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
HQ503 / .H54 2015
306.85