{"product_id":"john-kenneth-galbraith-his-life-his-politics-his-economics-paperback","title":"John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was one of America's most famous economists for good reason. From his acerbic analysis of America's \"private wealth and public squalor\" to his denunciation of the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, Galbraith consistently challenged \"conventional wisdom\" (a phrase he coined). He did so as a witty commentator on America's political follies and as a versatile author of bestselling books-such as \u003ci\u003eThe Affluent Society\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Industrial State\u003c\/i\u003e-that warn of the dangers of deregulated markets, corporate greed, and inattention to the costs of our military power. Here, in the first full-length biography of Galbraith and his times, Richard Parker provides not only a nuanced portrait of this extraordinary man, but also an important reinterpretation of twentieth-century public policy and economic practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Whatever you may think of his ideas, John Kenneth Galbraith has led an extraordinary life. . . . Doing justice to this life story requires an outsize biography, one that not only tells Mr. Galbraith's tale but sets it on the broader canvas of America's political and economic evolution. And Richard Parker's book does just that.\"-\u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Parker's book is more than a chronicle of Galbraith's life; it's a history of American politics and policy from FDR through George W. Bush. . . . It will make readers more economically and politically aware.\"-\u003ci\u003eUSA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"The most readable and instructive biography of the century.\"-William F. Buckley, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The story of this man's life and work is wonderfully rendered in this magnum opus, and offers an antidote to the public ennui, economic cruelty, and government malfeasance that poison life in America today.\"-James Carroll, \u003ci\u003eBoston\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlobe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Parker\u003c\/b\u003e is an Oxford-trained economist and senior fellow of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. A cofounder of the magazine \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, he writes extensively on economics and public policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 862\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.48 x 8.8 x 6.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45268795228262,"sku":"9780226646770","price":38.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cVFmVUJhYWppK1hreVlGRVlteUpuUT09.webp?v=1773895829","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/john-kenneth-galbraith-his-life-his-politics-his-economics-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}