{"product_id":"compassionate-economics-jesse-norman-9781906097264","title":"Compassionate Economics","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompassionate Conservatism\u003c\/i\u003e was acclaimed as the intellectual handbook to Cameronism. Now \u003ci\u003eCompassionate Economics\u003c\/i\u003e propels the argument, setting the agenda for a new government.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in a world of deep public concern: at the fragmentation of British society, at the prospect of economic recession, at the loss of social trust and social respect. But as we reach the limits of state control and top-down government, does the centre-right really have anything more to offer than a reheat of the 1980s? Must we choose between Brown and Thatcher?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompassionate Economics\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique insight into how we as a nation have become obsessed with neo-classical economics and how this obsession undermines our understanding of people and society. By rejecting the false promises of happiness theory, it reveals how an ancient theory of human well-being can be used to guide public policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo, what will it take for us to rebuild the foundations of our prosperity and our society?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jesse Norman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906097267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906097264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Buckingham Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Jesse Norman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983174303999,"sku":"9781906097264","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ac974c1-7c03-4d68-bf47-a7dfafe64fb1.jpg?v=1683265091","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/compassionate-economics-jesse-norman-9781906097264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}