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Five easy theses : commonsense solutions to America's greatest economic challenges / James M. Stone.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016Description: 282 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780544749009 (hardcover)
  • 0544749006 (hardcover)
Other title:
  • 5 easy theses [Cover title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.973
LOC classification:
  • HC 106.84 S878f 2016
Contents:
Introduction and foundations -- Fiscal balance -- Inequality -- Education -- Healthcare -- Financial sector reform -- A concluding remark.
Summary: America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable, but some we are entirely capable of solving. In Five Easy Theses, James M. Stone presents specific, common-sense solutions to a handful of our most pressing challenges, showing how simple it would be to shore up Social Security, rein in an out-of-control financial sector, reduce inequality, and make healthcare and education better and more affordable. The means are right in front of us, Stone explains, in various policy options that -- if implemented -- could preserve or enhance government revenue while also channeling the national economy toward the greater good. Accessible and thought provoking, Five Easy Theses reveals that a more democratic, prosperous America is well within our reach.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HC 106.84 S878f 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000160046

Includes index.

Introduction and foundations --
Fiscal balance --
Inequality --
Education --
Healthcare --
Financial sector reform --
A concluding remark.

America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable, but some we are entirely capable of solving. In Five Easy Theses, James M. Stone presents specific, common-sense solutions to a handful of our most pressing challenges, showing how simple it would be to shore up Social Security, rein in an out-of-control financial sector, reduce inequality, and make healthcare and education better and more affordable. The means are right in front of us, Stone explains, in various policy options that -- if implemented -- could preserve or enhance government revenue while also channeling the national economy toward the greater good.

Accessible and thought provoking, Five Easy Theses reveals that a more democratic, prosperous America is well within our reach.

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