Sachs Building the New American Economy

Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-231-54528-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Web PDF

Jeffrey D. Sachs shows how the United States can find a path to renewed economic progress that is fair and environmentally sustainable. Sachs explores issues including infrastructure, trade deals, energy policy, and income inequality, providing illuminating and accessible explanations of the forces at work and specific policy solutions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sachs, Jeffrey D.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Sanders, Bernie

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by Bernie Sanders
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Why We Need to Build a New American Economy
2. Investment, Saving, and U.S. Long-Term Growth
3. Decoding the Federal Budget
4. Sustainable Infrastructure After the Automobile Age
5. Facing Up to Income Inequality
6. Smart Machines and the Future of Jobs
7. The Truth About Trade
8. Disparities and High Costs Fuel the Health Care Crisis
9. A Smart Energy Policy for the United States
10. From Guns to Butter
11. Investing for Innovation
12. Toward a New Kind of Politics
13. Restoring Trust in American Governance
14. Prosperity in Sustainability
Suggested Further Readings
Notes

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor at Columbia University and serves as Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and professor of health policy and management at Columbia University. He is a New York Times best-selling author, and his books include The End of Poverty (2005), Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet (2008), The Price of Civilization (2011), To Move the World: JFK's Quest for Peace (2013), and The Age of Sustainable Development (Columbia University Press, 2015).