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Greed Is Dead

Politics After Individualism
By Paul Collier and John Kay
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Greed Is Dead by Paul Collier and John Kay offers a profound examination of the impact that unchecked self-interest and market ideology have had on modern society. The authors advocate for a renewed focus on community and collaborative values to address societal issues and promote a more inclusive and sustainable future. Integrating insights from economics, sociology, and politics, the book argues that reinvigorating community-focused approaches is essential for tackling contemporary challenges.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by innovative discussions on how economic and social systems can evolve beyond self-interest to foster a more cohesive and collaborative society. This insightful exploration into politics and current affairs challenges the conventional notions of capitalism, offering thought-provoking solutions that promote mutual prosperity and social harmony.

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Two of the UK's leading economists call time on selfishness as the engine of prosperity.

The idea that people are basically driven by individualism and economic incentives, and that prosperity and good societies come from top-down leadership, has dominated politics for the last thirty years (from some perspectives, much longer). This book shows that the age of homo economicus and centralisation is coming to an end. Instead, Collier and Kay argue that community and mutuality will be the drivers of successful societies in the futureβ€” as they are already in some parts of the world. They show how politics can reverse the move to extremes of right and left in recent years, that the centre can hold, and that if we think differently we can find common ground to the benefit of all.

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Greed Is Dead by Paul Collier and John Kay is praised as a thoughtful and clear polemic, offering a convincing plea for expertise, pragmatism, and dialogue rather than ideology and noise. Critics commend the authors for their incisive analysis and engaging discussion on the importance of cooperation in economic, social, and political institutions, highlighting the detrimental effects of solipsistic individualism. The book is highly regarded for its nuanced argument against hyper-centralisation, presenting Collier and Kay as two of the UK's most insightful economists.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141994161

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 July 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 168g

Pages: 224

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Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment John Kay Non-Fiction Paul Collier Penguin Books Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Paul Collier (Author) Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government. He is the author of The Future of Capitalism (Handesblatt Prize) and The Bottom Billion (Arthur Ross Prize) both widely translated. He works with governments and communities around the world. A communitarian, he was awarded the Adam Smith Prize by Glasgow's Philosophical Society (2023) and the Global Citizenship Award by Belgium's cooperative movement (2018). John Kay (Author) John Kay is one of Britain's leading economists and a fellow of St John's College Oxford. His career has spanned academia, business, finance and public policy. He was the founding head of the Oxford Said Business School and the Institute for Fiscal Studies - Britain's most respected think tank. He is the author of The Truth About Markets, Obliquity, Other People's Money and other books and for twenty years contributed a regular column to the Financial Times.

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