A review by miguelf
The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity by Jeffrey D. Sachs, Richard McGonagle

4.0

Categorize this under “books that everyone should read but especially libertarians” – it’s sad how this was written 10 years ago and none of the political or economic problems that Sachs clearly lays out have been addressed even though in several policy proposals he states that “by 2020 such-and-such should be addressed”. It’s no surprise to us today that none of these issues have been tackled. Hindsight also provides another salt-in-the-wound prediction that the millennial generation will provide increased activism and demands on change in the political system while the reality is that most are simply too overburdened with student loans and keeping their heads above financial waters, and of course not voting in critical numbers. Thus, a timely read but above all one that shows that systemic change is still very far away.