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Pleonexia and Human Nature
WHEN ENOUGH ISN’T ENOUGH: PLEONEXIA AND HUMAN NATURE “Money is just a way of keeping score.” H.L. Hunt Pleonexia is an ancient Greek word referring to a very old human problem. The word describes an obsessive desire … Continue reading
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Tagged "Enough", fair sharing, greed (cultures of), inequality (financial), losing, money, pleonexia, quality of life (facilitation of), score keeping, social comparisons of self with others, society (responsibilities to), wealth (extremes of), winning
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McQuaig & Brooks (2010) The Trouble With Billionaires
A Synopsis of the book: The Trouble With Billionaires by Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks (2010) SOCIETIES IN AND OUT OF BALANCE: EFFECTIVE SHARING OF WEALTH AND POWER A careful balance between private and public access to “property” … Continue reading
Posted in Synopses of Books
Tagged billionaires, democracy (erosions of), democracy (facilitation of), depressions (economic), economics (sustainable), greed (cultures of), inequality (financial), inequality (social/educational), Linda McQuaig, Neil Brooks, power (abuse of), power (dangerous levels of), social comparisons of self with others, taxation (progressive rates of), technology (advances in), The Trouble with Billionaires (book), wealth (extremes of)
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