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The Culture of Contentment
John Kenneth Galbraith
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Description for The Culture of Contentment
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
The world has become increasingly separated into the haves and have-nots. In The Culture of Contentment, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith shows how a contented class--not the privileged few but the socially and economically advantaged majority--defend their comfortable status at a cost. Middle-class voting against regulation and increased taxation that would remedy pressing social ills has created a culture of immediate gratification, leading to complacency and hampering long-term progress. Only economic disaster, military action, or the eruption of an angry underclass seem capable of changing the status quo. A groundbreaking critique, The Culture of Contentment shows how the complacent majority ... Read more
The world has become increasingly separated into the haves and have-nots. In The Culture of Contentment, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith shows how a contented class--not the privileged few but the socially and economically advantaged majority--defend their comfortable status at a cost. Middle-class voting against regulation and increased taxation that would remedy pressing social ills has created a culture of immediate gratification, leading to complacency and hampering long-term progress. Only economic disaster, military action, or the eruption of an angry underclass seem capable of changing the status quo. A groundbreaking critique, The Culture of Contentment shows how the complacent majority ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691171654
SKU
V9780691171654
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99-17
About John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. He was professor of economics at Harvard University and served as U.S. ambassador to India during the Kennedy administration. He wrote more than fifty books, including American Capitalism, The Affluent Society, and The New Industrial State (Princeton).
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Thought-provoking.
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