{"product_id":"2026200014396-secondhand-economics-peace-laughter-a-contemporary-guide","title":"Economics, Peace \u0026 Laughter: A Contemporary Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when one of the twentieth century's most celebrated economists turns his razor-sharp wit on the great questions of the age? Economics, Peace \u0026amp; Laughter answers with a dazzling collection of essays in which John Kenneth Galbraith dissects the absurdities of modern economic orthodoxy, the failures of American foreign policy, and the quiet hypocrisies of the affluent society. Ranging from pointed analyses of the Vietnam War and the Cold War arms race to mordant portraits of economists and politicians who mistake confidence for competence, Galbraith presents a world where the conventional wisdom is rarely wise and power is seldom exercised by those who understand it best.\n\nA titan of progressive economic thought, Galbraith writes with the rare combination of scholarly authority and literary elegance that made works like The Affluent Society and The New Industrial State essential reading for a generation. Here, his prose is at its most accessible and combative — each essay a precise instrument of critique, delivered with the knowing irony of a man who has advised presidents and watched them ignore his advice. For readers who believe that economics should illuminate rather than obscure the human condition, this collection remains as urgently relevant as the day it was written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216205095131,"sku":"2026200014396-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/dd1c9964-b2d3-41e3-a4fe-a0721b5cf2cb.png?v=1788405294","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014396-secondhand-economics-peace-laughter-a-contemporary-guide","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}