ISBN:
1400813921
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9781400813926
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9781400822201
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1400822203
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xii, 429 pages)
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Beem, Christopher Poor Richard's Principle: Recovering the American Dream Through the Moral Dimension of Work, Business, and Money. Robert Wuthnow 1999
DDC:
306.0973
Keywords:
Work Moral and ethical aspects
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United States
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Money Moral and ethical aspects
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United States
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Business ethics United States
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Social values United States
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Work and family United States
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Travail Aspect moral
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États-Unis
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Monnaie Aspect moral
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États-Unis
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Morale des affaires États-Unis
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Valeurs sociales États-Unis
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Travail et famille États-Unis
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Business ethics
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Money Moral and ethical aspects
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Social values
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Work Moral and ethical aspects
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Business ethics
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Money ; Moral and ethical aspects
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Social values
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Work ; Moral and ethical aspects
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United States
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United States Moral conditions
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États-Unis Conditions morales
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United States
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USA
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The American Dream is in serious danger, according to Robert Wuthnow - not because of economic conditions, but because its moral underpinnings have been forgotten. In the past this vision was not simply a formula for success, but a moral perspective that framed our thinking about work and money in terms of broader commitments to family, community, and humanitarian values. Nowadays, we are working harder than ever, and yet many of us feel that we are not realizing our higher aspirations as individuals or as a people. Here Wuthnow examines the struggles in which American families are now engaged as they try to balance work and family, confront the pressures of consumerism, and find meaning in their careers. He suggests that we can find economic instruction and inspiration in the nation's past - in such figures as Benjamin Franklin, for instance, who was at once the prudent Poor Richard, the engaged public person, and the enthusiastic lover of life
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-426) and index. - Print version record
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