Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compasionate Conservatism

Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compasionate Conservatism

Arthur C. Brooks

Svi znamo da bismo trebali davati u dobrotvorne svrhe, ali tko to zapravo čini? U svojoj kontroverznoj studiji o navikama davanja u Americi, Arthur C. Brooks razbija stereotipe - uključujući mit da je politička ljevica suosjećajnija od desnice.

Brooks, istaknuti stručnjak za javnu politiku, proveo je godine istražujući trendove davanja u Americi, a čak je i on bio iznenađen onim što je otkrio. U Who Really Cares , on identificira sile koje stoje iza američke dobrotvorne organizacije: snažne obitelji, odlazak u crkvu, zarađivanje vlastitih prihoda (za razliku od primanja socijalne pomoći) i uvjerenje da pojedinci - a ne vlada - nude najbolje rješenje za društvene nevolje. No osim što nam samo pokazuje tko su danas oni koji daju, a tko ne daju u Americi, Brooks pokazuje da je davanje ključno za naš ekonomski prosperitet, kao i za našu sreću, zdravlje i našu sposobnost da vladamo sami sobom kao slobodni ljudi.

Dimensions
22 x 15 cm
Pages
250
Publisher
Basic Books, New York, 2007.
 
Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Language: English.
ISBN
978-0-46500-821-6

One copy is available

Condition:Unused
 

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