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Book SynopsisIn
Common Sense, the
New York Times best-selling author Joel Greenblatt offers an investor’s perspective on building an economy that truly works for everyone. With dry and self-deprecating wit, he makes a lively and provocative case for disruptive new approaches.
Trade ReviewLike many others, I am deeply saddened by the degree of inequality in our society. In
Common Sense: The Investor’s Guide to Equality, Opportunity and Growth, Joel Greenblatt goes beyond documenting the problem to advance a handful of proposals that can contribute to a solution or at least jumpstart the debate. I recommend this book to anyone who cares about these things. It’s not just for investors. -- Howard Marks, cofounder and cochairman, Oaktree Capital Management
Even Joel Greenblatt, superb investor and lucid stylist, would be shocked if you agreed with each and every one of his ideas for improving the quality of American life. But there's not one idea in these fine and well-wrought pages that won't make you stop and think. -- James Grant, editor of
Grant's Interest Rate ObserverThe only thing more appealing than common sense, humor, and brevity is—impact. In this thoroughly engaging tome you will find, among other things, a workable way to break the cycle of poverty (imagine our country without an underclass!) and a bipartisan immigration reform that screams to be enacted. Not bad for twenty bucks. -- Andrew Tobias, author of
The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever NeedTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Going to School
2. Getting an Education
3. Technology, Globalization, and Disruption
4. Immigration
5. Wall Street
6. Saving Time and Social Security
Conclusion
