Galbraith, Harrington, Heilbroner: Economics and Dissent in an Age of Optimism
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
In a remarkably lucid and flowing style, Loren Okroi analyzes the ideas of three leading reformer-critics in the United States and places their main arguments in the context of the economic, social, and political history of postwar America. In so doing, he provides not only a skillful introduction to American social thought since the 1950s but also a wide-ranging examination of the contemporary failures of American liberal ideology. As he explicates the works of these three men--all of whom moved easily between the academic world and the arenas of politics, government, or journalism--it becomes clear that present policy debates have not even begun to resolve the dilemmas their writings have exposed.
Millions of readers know J. K. Galbraith, the renowned Harvard economist and social theorist who developed the concept of the "New Industrial State"; Michael Harrington, the de facto leader of the American socialist movement who revealed the existence of the "other America"; and Robert Heilbroner, the incisive economic thinker who questioned the naive optimism of Americans even before it significantly eroded in the mid-1970s. In this book they emerge as individuals, as thinkers, and as part of a larger picture of American efforts to reconcile democratic values and humane social goals with modern corporate capitalism.
The study begins with a portrait of the U.S. economy and society at the end of the Civil War and discusses the momentous changes brought about by the rapid industrialization that followed. The central portion revolves around Galbraith, Harrington, and Heilbroner and explores their contributions to the intellectual and political discourse on key issues confronting America in the decades after 1945: the evolutionary trajectory of managerial capitalism; the persistence of poverty and class divisions; the expansion of the welfare state and the public sector in general; and the assault on welfare capitalism by the New Right in the 1980s. The concluding chapter examines the causes and consequences of the fervent adherence of Americans to liberal ideology, the origins and philosophical bases of that set of beliefs, and its future prospects.
Originally published in 1988.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Related to Galbraith, Harrington, Heilbroner
Titles in the series (6)
Engineers of Happy Land: Technology and Nationalism in a Colony Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Regulating the Social: The Welfare State and Local Politics in Imperial Germany Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSocial Bodies: Science, Reproduction, and Italian Modernity Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gibeon, Where the Sun Stood Still: The Discovery of the Biblical City Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Colonialism and Revolution in the Middle East: Social and Cultural Origins of Egypt's Urabi Movement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related ebooks
Socialism and American ideals Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDecline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ideas That Shaped Post-War Britain Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Poverty Of Amer Pol 2Nd Ed Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Politically Incorrect Guide to Economics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat's the Matter with Liberalism? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5America's Way Back: Reclaiming Freedom, Tradition, and Constitution Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRebuilding Liberalism: Social Justice with Individual Freedom Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Populist Delusion Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Free People, Free Markets: Their Evolutionary Origin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCapitalism Contested: The New Deal and Its Legacies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTranscending Capitalism: Visions of a New Society in Modern American Thought Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe roots of populism: Neoliberalism and working-class lives Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMontesquieu's Philosophy of Liberalism: A Commentary on The Spirit of the Laws Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5American Reformers, 1815-1860, Revised Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAfter the Hangover: The Conservatives' Road to Recovery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Study Guide for Political Theories for Students: LIBERALISM Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMasters of the Universe: Hayek, Friedman, and the Birth of Neoliberal Politics - Updated Edition Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Enduring Tension: Capitalism and the Moral Order Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Neoconservatives: The Origins of a Movement: With a New Foreword, From Dissent to Political Power Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Idea of a Liberal Theory: A Critique and Reconstruction Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Back on the Road to Serfdom: The Resurgence of Statism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHegemony Now: How Big Tech and Wall Street Won the World (And How We Win it Back) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vox Populi: The Perils and Promises of Populism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantasies of the New Class: Ideologies of Professionalism in Post-World War II American Fiction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat Was Neoliberalism?: Studies in the Most Recent Phase of Capitalism, 1973-2008 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Rules?: Sovereignty, Nationalism, and the Fate of Freedom in the Twenty-First Century Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRevolutions Revisited: Two Faces of the Politics of Enlightenment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Essential Galbraith Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Capitalism Takes Command: The Social Transformation of Nineteenth-Century America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Economics For You
The Richest Man in Babylon: The most inspiring book on wealth ever written Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Economics 101: From Consumer Behavior to Competitive Markets--Everything You Need to Know About Economics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed: The Definitive Book on Value Investing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wise as Fu*k: Simple Truths to Guide You Through the Sh*tstorms of Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work), in Words and Pictures Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hard Truth About Soft Skills: Soft Skills for Succeeding in a Hard Wor Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A History of Central Banking and the Enslavement of Mankind Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Age of Selfishness: Ayn Rand, Morality, and the Financial Crisis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You Can't Lie to Me: The Revolutionary Program to Supercharge Your Inner Lie Detector and Get to the Truth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Disrupting Sacred Cows: Navigating and Profiting in the New Economy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCapital in the Twenty-First Century Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Men without Work: Post-Pandemic Edition (2022) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Capitalism and Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5These Are the Plunderers: How Private Equity Runs—and Wrecks—America Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Galbraith, Harrington, Heilbroner
0 ratings0 reviews