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Book SynopsisJeffrey D. Sachs shows how the United States can find a path to renewed economic progress that is fair and environmentally sustainable. Sachs explores issues including infrastructure, trade deals, energy policy, and income inequality, providing illuminating and accessible explanations of the forces at work and specific policy solutions.
Trade ReviewJeffrey Sachs remains one of the most thought-provoking economists in the world today because he dares to challenge presidents of both parties and the orthodoxies that bind them to disastrous policies. His critiques are fierce and his solutions fearless in the face of political and academic groupthink. That makes Professor Sachs a rarity in public life and this book an absolute necessity. -- Joe Scarborough My father famously declared that GDP "measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country; it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile." Jeffrey Sachs presents an economic vision beyond GDP, one that is based on compassion and sustainability, and that aligns with the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals. This is a roadmap for America's future economic strategy. -- Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
Table of ContentsForeword, by Bernie Sanders
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Why We Need to Build a New American Economy
2. Investment, Saving, and U.S. Long-Term Growth
3. Decoding the Federal Budget
4. Sustainable Infrastructure After the Automobile Age
5. Facing Up to Income Inequality
6. Smart Machines and the Future of Jobs
7. The Truth About Trade
8. Disparities and High Costs Fuel the Health Care Crisis
9. A Smart Energy Policy for the United States
10. From Guns to Butter
11. Investing for Innovation
12. Toward a New Kind of Politics
13. Restoring Trust in American Governance
14. Prosperity in Sustainability
Suggested Further Readings
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