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Quest for prosperity: culture and economy
Human beings are far more generous and cooperative than the assumptions of economic theory allow for
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The Human Development Revolution
The poor are our most efficient means to development
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Ethics and morality in education
Even justice has been separated from morality
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The nature of human knowledge
Democracy is used as an image and to project power, without ever coming in touch with ground realities.
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Can money buy happiness?
Money is extremely important for the poor. Satisfying basic needs definitely increases happiness.
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Building character to build nations
Religious leaders realised harmony required principles agreed to by all members of society minus religious principles.
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Economics: The ‘vacuum cleaner’ effect
Who benefits from the misery and death of millions? The direct beneficiaries are very few who become wealthy.
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Twentieth-century economics — III
From 1980 to 2006, the richest one per cent of America tripled their after-tax percentage of the nation’s total income
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Twentieth century economics — II
Secular thinkers created a political theory which put individual freedom above claims of the social order.
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Twentieth century economics — I
The Great Depression was actually caused by inept government policies related to the money supply.