The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth
Benjamin Friedman has just published The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth. Publisher’s Weekly notes: "This probing study argues that, far from fostering rapacious materialism, economic growth is a prerequisite for the creation of a liberal, open society."
Here is Joseph Stiglitz’s review from Foreign Affairs, a classic example of first lip service to growth and then bit-by-bit retraction. Thanks to www.politicaltheory.info for the pointer.