The Culture of Contentment
John Kenneth Galbraith(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 27. May 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-14-017366-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book completes Galbraith's modern history trilogy which began with "The Affluent Society". Here he describes the modern phenomenon of the contented wealthy: a large class of affluent people who have no short-term interest in using their resources to help the poorer classes. In short, this is the modern liberal politician's dilemma. Galbraith describes the current situation in the western world, and writes pessimistically of what history teaches us is likely to happen.
More details
Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
154 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-017366-6 (9780140173666)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The culture of contentment; the social character of contentment - an overview; the functional underclass; taxation and the public services - the perverse effect; the license for financial devastation; the bureaucratic syndrome; the economic accommodation, I and II; the foreign policy of contentment - the recreational and the real; the military nexus, I and II; requiem.