{"product_id":"the-affluent-society-revisited-mike-berry-9780198746423","title":"The Affluent Society Revisited","description":"This book revisits John Kenneth Galbraith's classic text \u003cem\u003eThe Affluent Society \u003c\/em\u003ein the context of the background to, and causes of, the global economic crisis that erupted in 2008. Each chapter takes a major theme of Galbraith's book, distils his arguments, and then discusses to what extent they cast light on current developments, both in developed economies and in the economics discipline. The themes include: inequality, insecurity, inflation, debt, consumer behaviour, financialization, the economic role of government ('social balance'), the power of ideas, the role of power in the economy, and the nature of the good society. It considers the current problems of capitalism and the huge challenges facing democratic governments in tackling them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in non-technical language, this book is accessible to students of economics and the social sciences as well as to those who would have read \u003cem\u003eThe Affluent Society \u003c\/em\u003eand the general reader interested in contemporary affairs and public policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Berry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198746423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198746423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Mike Berry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946292248831,"sku":"9780198746423","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bb09c137-16bc-4ab8-aec8-32bd582f79c5.jpg?v=1681512391","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-affluent-society-revisited-mike-berry-9780198746423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}