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Article: The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy.(Book Review)
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- July 1, 2004
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by William Greider (Simon & Schuster; 2003; 384 pages, hardcover, $28.00)
The Soul of Capitalism opens with a portrait of a different economic time, one long before "more" was equated with better. Author William Greider recalls his grandparents, who scratched out a living on a farm without plumbing, electricity, or mechanized farm machinery--and yet were very happy. In today's United States--where indoor toilets, telephones, and television are nearly universal--the nation's soul is deeply troubled.
Modern culture and work life have separated individuals from responsibility, imagination, and creativity, according to Greider. It is this estrangement that ...