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Les indignés d'Occupy et d'ailleurs ont-ils raison de se plaindre des inégalités croissantes? Sont-elles plutt le prix à payer pour les grands bénéfices de l'économie de marché? Dans quelle mesure peut-on intervenir dans la distribution de la richesse, et peut-on le faire sans brimer les libertés individuelles? Les riches et les pauvres méritent-ils leur sort? Qu'est-ce que la «juste part», au juste? C'est à ces questions pressantes que...
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Embark on a captivating journey through the pages of 'Benefits of Living in the United States,' a compelling exploration of the myriad advantages that make the United States a beacon of opportunity. This enlightening book delves into the rich tapestry of American life, uncovering the diverse array of benefits that citizens and residents enjoy. From the vibrant cultural melting pot to the robust economy, each chapter unveils a different facet of the...
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How can our country be so divided when all of us want the same things--the same four ourselves, our families, and our children? What if I told you that this could be the best time in human history?
Together we stand at the dawn of a new era. For the first time in human history there really is more than enough to go around. We have the resources to feed, clothe, house, educate, and care for everyone without anyone having less than they do now.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH EMMANUEL MACRON
As it faces a critical moment of truth, is Europe finally developing its own strategy?
Without losing sight of its hopes and ambitions in terms of green and digital transition, energy autonomy, space and maritime conquest, research and innovation, the European Union has changed a great deal in the last five years - in the wake of the health crisis, and now with war at its borders - and it is beginning to...
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What can today's behavioural economists learn from the classical liberals of the past? Here, Erik Matson offers critical reflections on what he calls 'the new paternalism' – a modern-day approach to policy-making that aims to make individuals better off, when judged by their own standards. He argues that the new paternalist approach to policy is far too prescriptive, relying on inappropriate conceptions of rationality and welfare. And he looks to...
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Carol Graham is the interim vice president and director of economic studies at the Brookings Institution and College Park Professor at the University of Maryland. She is the author of Happiness around the World: The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires; The Pursuit of Happiness: An Economy of Well-Being; Happiness for All? Unequal Hopes and Lives in Pursuit of the American Dream (Princeton); and other books, as well as numerous articles...
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Scott Fulford is a senior economist at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He has a PhD in economics from Princeton University and he taught economic and international studies at Boston College before joining the CFPB. His academic and policy research examines the economic problems individuals and households face and how they use financial products to help deal with them. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and two young children.
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"A Financial Times Best Book of the Year: Economics" Sebastian Edwards is the Henry Ford II Distinguished Professor of International Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a former chief economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank. His many books include American Default: The Untold Story of FDR, the Supreme Court, and the Battle over Gold (Princeton) and Crisis and Reform in Latin America: From Despair to...
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