The tyranny of dead ideas : letting go of the old ways of thinking to unleash a new prosperity / Matt Miller.

Author
Miller, Matthew, 1961- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Times Books, 2009.
Description
258 p. ; 25 cm.

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    Summary note
    A leading political and business thinker identifies the greatest threat to our economic future: the things we think we know--but don't. In the face of global competition and rapid technological change, our economy is facing its most severe test in nearly a century. Yet our leaders have failed to prepare us for what lies ahead because they are in the grip of a set of "dead ideas" about how a modern economy should work. These ways of thinking--dubious at best and often dead wrong--are on a collision course with irreversible economic developments. Here, Matt Miller offers a blend of business-world acumen and public-policy vision to lay bare how this conventional wisdom holds our country back, and he introduces us to a new way of thinking--what he calls "tomorrow's destined ideas"--that can reinvigorate our economy, our politics, and our day-to-day lives. --From publisher description.
    Notes
    Includes index.
    Action note
    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • Pt. 1. Today's dead ideas
    • The kids will earn more than we do
    • Free trade is "good" (no matter how many people get hurt)
    • Your company should take care of you
    • Taxes hurt the economy (and they're always too high)
    • Schools are a local matter
    • Money follows merit
    • The tyranny of dead ideas
    • Pt. 2. Tomorrow's destined ideas
    • Only government can save business
    • Only business can save liberalism
    • Only higher taxes can save the economy (and the planet)
    • Only the (lower) upper class can save us from inequality
    • Only better living can save sagging paychecks
    • Only a dose of "nationalization" can save local schools
    • Only lessons from abroad can save American ideals
    • From dead to destined ideas
    • Afterword: Burying dead ideas in business and beyond.
    ISBN
    • 9780805087871
    • 0805087877
    LCCN
    ^^2008027801
    OCLC
    233173069
    RCP
    H - S
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