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Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
What Your Colleagues Are Saying About Objective Prosperity
Foreword
Preface
Additional Comments by Roger Bailey
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Essential Topics of Economics
What is the "Economy"?
Who Gets How Much?
Discussion Questions
Chapter 2 Behavioral Economics: Something Old, Something New
The Original Economists
Something Borrowed
Something New: Behavioral Economics
Daniel Kahneman
Discussion Questions
Chapter 3 Who Controls the Economy?
Time and Money Budgets
Discussion Questions
Chapter 4 How People Buy Goods and Services
Why People Buy
It's Not the Product - It's the Benefit
The Road Map
Discussion Questions
Chapter 5 National Prosperity: Lessons from History
An Ancient Example
Economic Prosperity and Global Dominance
Rise of Nation States
The Sun Never Sets
Creating a Culture of Prosperity
Discussion Questions
Chapter 6 How to Be Prosperous Instead of Poor
It's a Marshmallow World
Behavioral Antidotes to Racism
Recognizing the Problem
Historical Examples of Anti-Racism
Does It Take Money to Make Money?
Personal and National Prosperity
The Problem of Homelessness
Income and Wealth Are Different
How to Be an Einstein at Investing
Avoiding the Opposite of Wealth: Live Debt-Free
Discussion Questions
Chapter 7 The Ironic Inequality Paradox
Inequality: For Better or Worse?
Questions About Piketty's Analysis
Capital Versus Value Creation
Poverty Versus Mobility
Education: Key Attribute of Human Capital
What is Happening to the Middle Class?
Generating High-Income Jobs
Learning from Billionaires
Discussion Questions
Chapter 8 Unintended Consequences of Well-Intentioned Policies
Lessons From Finance
Even Great Ideas Have Consequences.
Is Anyone Anti-Antibiotics?
Free College Tuition
Forgiving Student Debt
Wealth Taxes
Legalizing Marijuana and CBD
Immigration Policies
Mandatory Minimum Wage
Financial Transaction Taxes (FTT)
Medicare for All
Just the Facts!
Discussion Questions
Chapter 9 Collectivism or Individualism: Which is Best?
Examples at the Extremes
Nordic Socialism
Rise and Fall of Collectivism
Russian Collectivism
The China Evolution
Emerging Market-Driven Nations
Collectivist Corruption
The Merits of Meritocracy
Evaluate a Policy on the Spectrum
Discussion Questions
Chapter 10 Your Personal Path to Prosperity
The Value of Values
Your Personal Values for Prosperity
Instrumental Values for Life
Discussion Questions
Roger's Rules for Success
Index
Other Books By Roger D. Blackwell
Acknowledgements
Credits
About Rothstein Publishing
About the Authors.
Title Page
Copyright Page
What Your Colleagues Are Saying About Objective Prosperity
Foreword
Preface
Additional Comments by Roger Bailey
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Essential Topics of Economics
What is the "Economy"?
Who Gets How Much?
Discussion Questions
Chapter 2 Behavioral Economics: Something Old, Something New
The Original Economists
Something Borrowed
Something New: Behavioral Economics
Daniel Kahneman
Discussion Questions
Chapter 3 Who Controls the Economy?
Time and Money Budgets
Discussion Questions
Chapter 4 How People Buy Goods and Services
Why People Buy
It's Not the Product - It's the Benefit
The Road Map
Discussion Questions
Chapter 5 National Prosperity: Lessons from History
An Ancient Example
Economic Prosperity and Global Dominance
Rise of Nation States
The Sun Never Sets
Creating a Culture of Prosperity
Discussion Questions
Chapter 6 How to Be Prosperous Instead of Poor
It's a Marshmallow World
Behavioral Antidotes to Racism
Recognizing the Problem
Historical Examples of Anti-Racism
Does It Take Money to Make Money?
Personal and National Prosperity
The Problem of Homelessness
Income and Wealth Are Different
How to Be an Einstein at Investing
Avoiding the Opposite of Wealth: Live Debt-Free
Discussion Questions
Chapter 7 The Ironic Inequality Paradox
Inequality: For Better or Worse?
Questions About Piketty's Analysis
Capital Versus Value Creation
Poverty Versus Mobility
Education: Key Attribute of Human Capital
What is Happening to the Middle Class?
Generating High-Income Jobs
Learning from Billionaires
Discussion Questions
Chapter 8 Unintended Consequences of Well-Intentioned Policies
Lessons From Finance
Even Great Ideas Have Consequences.
Is Anyone Anti-Antibiotics?
Free College Tuition
Forgiving Student Debt
Wealth Taxes
Legalizing Marijuana and CBD
Immigration Policies
Mandatory Minimum Wage
Financial Transaction Taxes (FTT)
Medicare for All
Just the Facts!
Discussion Questions
Chapter 9 Collectivism or Individualism: Which is Best?
Examples at the Extremes
Nordic Socialism
Rise and Fall of Collectivism
Russian Collectivism
The China Evolution
Emerging Market-Driven Nations
Collectivist Corruption
The Merits of Meritocracy
Evaluate a Policy on the Spectrum
Discussion Questions
Chapter 10 Your Personal Path to Prosperity
The Value of Values
Your Personal Values for Prosperity
Instrumental Values for Life
Discussion Questions
Roger's Rules for Success
Index
Other Books By Roger D. Blackwell
Acknowledgements
Credits
About Rothstein Publishing
About the Authors.