{"product_id":"the-good-the-bad-and-the-greedy-by-martin-vander-weyer-9781785905940","title":"The Good, the Bad and the Greedy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapitalism\u003c\/em\u003e — once a great engine of human progress — has lost its moral compass, lost public trust and is urgently in need of repair. This has become a familiar refrain since the global economic downturn and has worsened through the pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe young of today tend to regard wealth and its creation as alien to the society in which they wish to live, rather than essential to its well-being. Yet, they also regard personal debt, through credit cards and consumer loans, as a matter of entitlement, rather than a burden, and have lost the frugal habit of saving that helped their parents' generation build better futures for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis seminal critique, written from the point of view of a deep admirer of entrepreneurship and private sector investment as a proven path to innovation, social progress and prosperity, argues that businesses always operate in a social context — that a 'good' business in a moral sense can also, in a perfect world, be a business that richly rewards its creators and backers — so long as the basic principles are right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePutting aside the nonsense of corporate virtue signalling, Vander Weyer formulates a number of core principles, separating out 'the good' and 'the bad' in today's corporate arena — and placing the spotlight fiercely on a third element: 'the greedy'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46723724509420,"sku":"9781785905940","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23674233482823.jpg?v=1754687482","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-greedy-by-martin-vander-weyer-9781785905940","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}