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The economic dependency trap : breaking free to self-reliance

Helin, Calvin. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781932824087 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
352 p ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Louis, MO : Ravencrest Pub., 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface -- Introduction -- part I. Dependency versus self-reliance: 1. Defining dependency -- 2. Unhealthy dependency -- 3. Economic dependency -- 4. Defining self-reliance -- Part II. The shift to government reliance: 5. From self-reliance to government reliance -- 6. A deal with devil? -- Part III. Forms of economic dependency: 7. Economic dependency in middle-class families -- 8. Economic dependency in wealthy families -- 9. Economic dependency caused by governments -- 10. Economic dependency caused in organizations -- part IV. The psychology of economic dependency: 11. General impacts of economic dependency -- 12. Impact on family -- 13. The culture of entitlement and attitude of expectancy -- 14. Why welfare doesn't work -- 15. The value of work -- 16. External expressions of economic dependency -- Part V. The employment mindset: 17. The power of you -- 18. The real role of money -- 19. Beginning anew requires action -- 20. Fear and failure -- 21. Effort and expectations -- 22. Facing reality and taking ownership -- 23. No heath, no wealth -- 24. The value of power and attitudes -- 25. Adopting winning skills -- 26. From mind to matter -- 27. Thinking makes it so -- 28. Developing a strategic plan -- Part VI. Government reforms to prevent economic dependency: 29. Modifying government-to-citizen economic dependency -- 30. The returns on property ownership -- 31. The education dividend -- 32. Government-to-government dependency relief -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.