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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The decline of social democracy has left us with a morally bankrupt capitalism.
Chapter 3: We can build an ethical capitalism via pragmatic policies that cultivate social maternalism.
Chapter 4: Ethical companies can emerge through targeted changes in public policy.
Chapter 5: Social maternalism can stabilize families by encouraging them to stay together and also offering relief.
Chapter 6: An ethical world demands global solidarity and small, focused international organizations.
Chapter 7: Closing class and geographic divides will require the redistribution of wealth and purpose.
Description
The Future of Capitalism (2018) offers a candid analysis of capitalism that calls for a return to communitarian ethics to mend rifts between families, communities and nations. Diagnosing the failings of modern liberalism, Paul Collier proposes the reintroduction into economic thinking of ethical concerns. He also suggests pragmatic policies that might forge a capitalism that works for everyone.
Who Should Listen
- Students of political science and economics
- Policy makers interested in cultivating a new center left
- Skeptics of capitalism’s potential