The good society : the humane agenda /
Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006
The good society : the humane agenda / John Kenneth Galbraith. - vii, 152 pages ; 23 cm
Includes index.
1. The Good Society --- 2. The Wider Screen --- 3. The Age of Practical Judgment --- 4. The Social Foundation --- 5. The Good Economy --- 6. Inflation --- 7. The Deficit --- 8. The Distribution of Income and Power --- 9. . The Decisive Role of Education --- 10. Regulation : The Basic Principles --- 11. The Environment --- 12. Migration --- 13. The Autonomous Military Power --- 14. The Bureaucratic Syndrome --- 15. Foreign Policy The Economic and Social Dimension --- 16. The Poor of the Planet I: The Shaping History --- 17. The Poor of the Planet II: What the Good Society Must Do --- 18. The Political Context.
Galbraith, at 90 years of age, has distilled a lifetime of observation, study and reflection into an apology for treating the poor with compassion, and maintaining economic opportunity, by shifting our emphasis away from certain unhelpful beliefs.
0395859980 9780395859988 1856195090 9781856195096
Economic policy.
Individualism
Welfare economics
Income distribution
Social justice.
Consumption (Economics)
Economics.
HB846 / .G35 1997
330.01
The good society : the humane agenda / John Kenneth Galbraith. - vii, 152 pages ; 23 cm
Includes index.
1. The Good Society --- 2. The Wider Screen --- 3. The Age of Practical Judgment --- 4. The Social Foundation --- 5. The Good Economy --- 6. Inflation --- 7. The Deficit --- 8. The Distribution of Income and Power --- 9. . The Decisive Role of Education --- 10. Regulation : The Basic Principles --- 11. The Environment --- 12. Migration --- 13. The Autonomous Military Power --- 14. The Bureaucratic Syndrome --- 15. Foreign Policy The Economic and Social Dimension --- 16. The Poor of the Planet I: The Shaping History --- 17. The Poor of the Planet II: What the Good Society Must Do --- 18. The Political Context.
Galbraith, at 90 years of age, has distilled a lifetime of observation, study and reflection into an apology for treating the poor with compassion, and maintaining economic opportunity, by shifting our emphasis away from certain unhelpful beliefs.
0395859980 9780395859988 1856195090 9781856195096
Economic policy.
Individualism
Welfare economics
Income distribution
Social justice.
Consumption (Economics)
Economics.
HB846 / .G35 1997
330.01