John Kenneth Galbraith The Culture of Contentment (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Further DetailsTitle: The Culture of ContentmentCondition: NewEAN: 9780691171654ISBN: 9780691171654Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/29/2017Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Weight: 142gAuthor: John Kenneth GalbraithContributor: Jeff Madrick (Foreword by)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0691171653Description: 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 captures the political process and determines economic policy.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Business & FinanceTopic: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2017

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