| Title | : | Values: The must-read book on how to fix our politics, economics and values: Building a Better World for All (English Edition) eBook : Carney, Mark |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Values: The must-read book on how to fix our politics, economics and values: Building a Better World for All (English Edition) |
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| Publication | : | William Collins |
A radical book that speaks out accessibly
BONO
Indispensable This is the essential handbook
CHRISTINE LAGARDE
A remarkably good read
GILLIAN TETT, Financial Times
This assault on the modern free market is a landmark achievement
WILL HUTTON, Observer
What do you value? Why is it that often the things we value the most from frontline nurses to the natural environment to keeping children well fed and educated seem of little importance to economic markets?In Value(s), one of the great economic thinkers of our time examines how economic value and social values became blurred, how we went from living in a market economy to a market society, and how to rethink and rebuild before its too late. The book will help arm the best in business, finance and government, and disarm the worst.During his time as a G7 central banker and seven years spent as Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney witnessed the collapse of public trust in elites, globalisation, and technology; the challenges of the 4th Industrial Revolution and the existential threat of the growing climate emergency. Drawing on a truly international perspective to our greatest problems, this book sets out a framework for the change needed for an economic and social renaissance in a post Covid world. Embedding the values of sustainability, solidarity and responsibility into all decision making is integral to his argument for how we can channel the dynamism of the market to turn intractable problems into enormous opportunities. His deeply researched and forward looking manifesto goes to the heart of what weve got wrong in the past and offers action plans to set it right for individuals, businesses, investors and governments.In short, Value(s) sets out how we can build a better world for all. It is a book that offers achievable solutions to global problems, building a future fit for our children, grandchildren and generations to come. The ten pages where he takes down routine market fables are worth the price of the book alone. writes Will Hutton.Values: The must-read book on how to fix our politics, economics and values: Building a Better World for All (English Edition) eBook : Carney, Mark Reviews
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In excess of 500 pages this book has some great suggestions for individuals, companies, investors and world leaders and suggestions on how we can manage, control and regulate investments in net zero portfolios. So worth definately a read !The book got me thinking e.g. Mark mentions the value of (the company) in comparison to the Region in that has a $1.5 trillion equity valuation whilst the Region does not appear on any ledger but the costs to the climate and biodiversity of destroying the rainforest has greater value to the planet.Here are some great bits from the book, however you need to read the book for the context.1. “More equal societies are resilient, they are likely to invest for the many not for the few, and to have robust political institutions and consistent policies’” p1252. “We put a value on pain when, through the market, we set the price for ibuprofen and a value on pleasure when we set the price for a Pepsi” p2313. “Society’s response to Covid has revealed much about people’s relationship to the state and the values of society” p2354. “We are all in the same storm, but we are not all in the same boat” p 3875. “When a social need can be tackled with a profitable business model, the magic of capitalism is unleashed.” p453
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I expected so much ! This is the lament of someone who has been coddled, trained and rewarded by the neoliberalism bubble and now realizes how devastating this philosophy has been to democratic society. The than 500 page lament has little to offer in the way of a path forward. A discussion of a greater role for government would have been useful. May I suggest instead two excellent books by Mariana Mazzucato ; The Value of Everything and also Mission Economy.
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Superb. Information rich, stirring, educational.I've only recently understood the brilliance of Mark Carney, perhaps alerted by his dismantling of Jacob Rees Mogg on several occasions, which of course the snarling right wing press reported otherwise.Carney's brilliance coupled with his various vantage points from his recent posts allows the pedestrian among us a clear insight into the world's current challenges, much of which are attributable to the ways that human being have organised themselves and the value that they seek to extract for themselves.This deserves to be read and then re read.
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Excellent read. Only wish he'd written this while he was still governor of the bank of England. It's all very well writing that you believe the non fiscal value of things in our world need to be honored once you've lived the life of luxury and moved on. However, it is well thought out and I do believe genuinely meant. I hope that this is the direction of travel now.
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Very dry style, was finding it hard to convince myself to turn another page. Good chapters on Covid 19 crisis and climate change but the rest is like reading a very dull university textbook. Would not recommend unless you're REALLY into economy (fanatic level).