The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too by Galbraith, James K.
The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too by Galbraith, James K.

The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too

Now available in paperback, this timely book challenges the cult of the free market that has dominated...
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Author: James K. Galbraith
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The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too by Galbraith, James K.

The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too

$38.63
The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too by Galbraith, James K.

The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too

$38.63
Author: James K. Galbraith
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Now available in paperback, this timely book challenges the cult of the free market that has dominated all political and economic discussion since the Reagan revolution.

Even many liberals have felt the need to genuflect before the altar of free markets, but in The Predator State, progressive economist James K. Galbraith suggests that, under the Bush administration, conservatives have clearly abandoned the Reagan dogma and replaced it with crony capitalism. Tax cuts for the wealthy, deregulation, and such schemes as privatizing Social Security would divert the national treasury into private hands and give rise to The Predator State. The real economy, Galbraith argues, has never been entirely free of government support. Indeed, he says, much of our prosperity over the decades has been the result of a mix of private enterprise and public institutions, dating back to the New Deal. While conservatives have paid lip service to free markets as the solution to everything from health care to global warming, it is clear from the current banking and Wall Street upheavals that a lack of federal regulation has led to disaster.

With witty insight, Galbraith makes it clear that we live in the age of predation. He sounds the warning bell, but also points the way to a more prosperous and progressive future.

Author: James K. Galbraith
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 05/12/2009
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781416576211


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 08/02/2009 pg. 20

About the Author

James K. Galbraith teaches economics at the LBJ School of Public Affair at the University of Texas. Having served on the staff of the U.S. Congress, including Executive Director of the Joint Economic Committee, he holds degrees in economics from Harvard and Yale. Galbraith lives in Austin, Texas.
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