The Moral Consequences Of Economic Growth
- ISBN-10
- 1400095719
- ISBN-13
- 9781400095711
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 570
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Benjamin M. Friedman
Description
Describes the benefits of widely distributed economic growth, including the creation and enhancement of democratic institutions, political stability, and the promotion of opportunity, exploring the role of economic growth in determining which nations will extend the broadest freedoms to their citizenry and arguing that we must aggressively promote global economic growth. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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