The Hidden Wealth of Nations
- ISBN-10
- 0745656277
- ISBN-13
- 9780745656274
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-04-25
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- David Halpern
Description
Richer nations are happier, yet economic growth doesn't increase happiness. This paradox is explained by the Hidden Wealth of Nations - the extent to which citizens get along with other independently drives both economic growth and well-being. Much of this hidden wealth is expressed in everyday ways, such as our common values, the way we look after our children and elderly, or whether we trust and help strangers. It is a hidden dimension of inequality, and helps to explain why governments have found it so hard to reduce gaps in society. There are also deep cracks in this hidden wealth, in the form of our rising fears of crime, immigration and terror. Using a rich variety of international comparisons and new analysis, the book explores what is happening in contemporary societies from value change to the changing role of governments, and offers suggestions about what policymakers and citizens can do about it.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2016-07-22
- 200 pages
- Paperback
- University of Chicago Press
-
- 2015-09-22
- 208 pages
- Ebook
- University of Chicago Press
Similar books
-
The Public Wealth of Nations: How Management of Public Assets Can Boost or Bust Economic Growth
By D. Detter, S. FölsterThis radical, reforming book was named one of the "Books of the Year".by both the FT and The Economist.
-
The Hidden Wealth of Cities: Creating, Financing, and Managing Public Spaces
By Jon Kher Kaw, Hyunji Lee, Sameh WahbaThis book identifies—through the lens of asset management—a rich palette of creative and innovative strategies that every city can undertake to plan, finance, and manage both government-owned and privately owned public spaces.
-
The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay
By Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel ZucmanBlending history and cutting-edge economic analysis, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman offer a comprehensive view of America’s tax system alongside a visionary, democratic, and practical reinvention of taxes.
-
Tax Havens: How Globalization Really Works
By Richard Murphy, Ronen Palan, Christian ChavagneuxIn 2005 the European Court of Justice offered an opinion on a KPMG-promoted Box 3.3 Congressional subcommittee chaired by Senator Carl Levin The Levin Subcommittee has focused its investigation on generic abusive tax shelters sold to ...
-
The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics
By Riane Eisler, Riane Tennenhaus EislerBestselling author Riane Eisler (The Chalice and the Blade, which has sold more than 500,000 copies sold) shows that at the root of all of society's big problems is the fact that we don't value what matters.
-
The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions
By Chuck CollinsSee updated lists at www.inequality.org/hiddenwealth/ Reading Bernstein, Jake, Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and Global Elite (Holt, 2017). Reissued in 2019 as The Laundromat.
-
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
By Russ RobertsDrawing on current events, literature, history, and pop culture, Roberts offers an accessible and thought-provoking view of human behavior through the lenses of behavioral economics and philosophy"--
-
The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations
By Michael L. Ross... and Joseph E. Stiglitz, 56–95. New York: Columbia University Press. Jones, Bryan, and Walter Williams. 2008. The Politics of Bad Ideas: The Great Tax Delusion and the Decline of Good Government in America. New York: Pearson Longman.
-
Review and Analysis of the Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens by Gabriel Zucman
By Summary ShortsIn this review of "The Hidden Wealth of Nations" By Gabriel Zucman, we will analyze, discuss and summarize the books key points. With that said, let us proceed.
-
Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations: A Story of Economic Discovery
By David WarshA tour of modern economics as reflected by Paul Romer's new growth theory describes Adam Smith's presentation of a challenging economic puzzle more than two hundred years ago, various efforts and tools that were applied to its solution, and ...