Description: The legendary economist explains how a nation can remain both compassionate and fiscally sound, with “common sense raised to the level of genius” (The New Yorker). This compact, eloquent book offers a blueprint for a workable national agenda that allows for human weakness without compromising a humane culture. Arguing that it is in the best interest of the United States to avoid excessive wealth and income inequality, and to safeguard the well-being of its citizens, he explores how the goal of a good society can be achieved in an economically feasible way. Touching on topics from regulation, inflation, and deficits to education, the environment, bureaucracy, and the military, Galbraith avoids purely partisan or rigid ideological politics—instead addressing practical problems with logic and well-thought-out principles. “Carefully reasoned . . . the pragmatically liberal Galbraith [argues] that both socialism and complete surrender to market forces are irrelevant as guides to public action.” —Publishers Weekly
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Book Title: Good Society : the Humane Agenda
Author: John Kenneth Galbraith
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Sociology / General, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Economic Conditions, Economics / General
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication Year: 1996
Type: Textbook
Genre: Business & Economics, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 152 Pages