{"product_id":"the-culture-of-contentment-john-kenneth-galbraith-9780691171654","title":"The Culture of Contentment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world has become increasingly separated into the haves and have-nots. In \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Contentment\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith shows how a contented class--not the privileged few but the socially and economically advantaged majority--defend their comfortable status at a cost. Middle-class voting against regulation and increased taxation that would remedy pressing social ills has created a culture of immediate gratification, leading to complacency and hampering long-term progress. Only economic disaster, military action, or the eruption of an angry underclass seem capable of changing the status quo. A groundbreaking critique, \u003ci\u003eThe Culture of Contentment\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the complacent majority captures the political process and determines economic policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Kenneth Galbraith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691171653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691171654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"John Kenneth Galbraith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990269067519,"sku":"9780691171654","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec0df4af-23f2-413e-bc88-1a30ca623fae.jpg?v=1683303890","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-culture-of-contentment-john-kenneth-galbraith-9780691171654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}