Culture of contentment pdf

Borrow Listen. Want to Read. Download for print-disabled. Check nearby libraries Library. Share this book Facebook. Last edited by ImportBot. December 27, History. An edition of The culture of contentment This edition was published in by Houghton Mifflin Co. Written in English — pages. The culture of contentment , Houghton Mifflin Co. Libraries near you: WorldCat. The culture of contentment , Sinclair-Stevenson.

Not in Library. The culture of contentment Publisher unknown. Institutional Login. LOG IN. The Culture of Contentment. In this Book. Additional Information. Table of Contents. His book The New Industrial State completely changed my personal life and this book is something of a sequel.

Even if you don't read economics books, try this one to get some understanding of the tsunami that has come to an economy near you! Docked a star for Galbraith's overly proper English and sentences that sometimes need to be diagrammed to be understood. The culture of contentment is characterized by: a functional underclass to do the stuff we won't , military and market worship, fear of high taxes even for the upper class, since the contented middle class may be next , hatred of government intervention except for bailouts and subsidies , and short-term thinking.

I first read this book 20 years ago, within weeks after published, and like it then. I picked it up again thinking it would be an interesting contrast with the present - it reads like it was written TODAY - even during the occupy WS movement. Superb use of English, excellent insights, entertaining and concise.

Frightening and insightful when you consider the events from onwards. Anthony Norris. We only see wisdom, after the event? Galbraith I am informed by friends who know, went out of 'fashion' as an economist, Duh!

Truth is non-negotiable. I have two different english editions and one german edition: Herrschaft,,. Interesting, provocative though sometimes a little bit naive. Worth to read it surely. Erik Graff. John Kenneth Galbraith has been my favorite economist since I first started seriously dealing with the discipline upon entering the graduate program at Union Theological Seminary in New York.