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September 27th: Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right-and How We Can, Too

Viking Economics by George Lakey Author George Lakey

“Viking Economics shows us there’s no reason we couldn’t be making far more progress across a wide range of problems. George Lakey is great at explaining why.”

 —Bill McKibben, environmentalist and author, Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College, founder of 350.org
 
Come celebrate local author George Lakey's new book, Viking Economics, which explores how the Scandinavians got it right and we can, too! 

Liberals worldwide invoke Scandinavia as a promised land of equality, while most conservatives fear it as a hotbed of liberty-threatening socialism. But the left and right can usually agree on one thing: that the Nordic system is impossible to replicate elsewhere. The US and UK are too big, or too individualistic, or too . . . something.

In Viking Economics—perhaps the most fun economics book you’ve ever read—George Lakey dispels these myths. He explores the inner workings of the Nordic economies that boast the world’s happiest, most productive workers, and explains how, if we can enact some of the changes the Scandinavians fought for surprisingly recently, we, too, can embrace equality in our economic policy.

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Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right-And How We Can, Too (Hardcover)

By George Lakey
$26.99
ISBN: 9781612195360
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Melville House Publishing - July 12th, 2016

Event date: 

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Event address: 

130 S. 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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