TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lewis,Hunter
TI  - Are the rich necessary?: great economic arguments and how they reflect our personal values 
SN  - 9780975366202
AV  - HB71 .L546 2007
U1  - 330 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Mount Jackson, VA
PB  - Axios Press
KW  - Economics
KW  - Social values
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 	The 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: Reconciling opposing viewpoints. Expanding the non-profit sector --
Appendices --
A. What is a "fair" price? --
B. What exactly are profits? --
C. Did the U.S. Congress trigger the stock market bubble of the late 1990s?
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0803/2007923586.html
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