The Good Society: The Humane Agenda - Hardcover

Galbraith, John Kenneth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395713285 ISBN 13: 9780395713280

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1996

Synopsis

The renowned economist and author of The Affluent Society introduces his blueprint for an equitable society that shows compassion for the poor while providing economic opportunity to all its citizens. 50,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

John Kenneth Galbraith is the Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics Emeritus at Harvard University.

From Library Journal:

In this slim volume, eminent economist Galbraith tackles the question of what, exactly, is a "good society." Most Americans would agree with the components of Galbraith's "good society": economic growth; universal access to education; and protection for the young, old, disabled, and the environment. He parts company with the pundits in his disbelief that the "good society" can be obtained through adherence to a particular ideology, arguing instead that rigid philosophies must be abandoned and each issue considered in all its complexity. With his usual elegance and common sense, the Harvard professor emeritus discusses such issues as NAFTA, the balanced budget amendment, and the flat income tax, always focusing on their economic ramifications and effect on the common good. You will find no numbers or statistics here?just an optimistic, yet realistic, philosophical discourse on social welfare, economics, and politics in the 1990s. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.
-?Eris Weaver, Marin Inst., San Rafael, Cal.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0395713285
• ISBN 13: 9780395713280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152