A tempered and humane economy : : markets, families, and behavioral economics / / Jannett Highfill and Patricia Podd Webber.

• VerfasserIn: Highfill, Jannett K.,; Webber, Patricia Podd,
• TeilnehmendeR: Webber, Patricia Podd,
• Place / Publishing House: Lanham : : Lexington Books,, [2015]; 2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (193 pages)

Table of Contents

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.