Capitalism, democracy and Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery / John Mueller.
Democracy is overrated. Capitalism, on the other hand, doesn't get enough credit. In this provocative and engaging book, John Mueller argues that these mismatches between image and reality create significant political and economic problems--inspiring instability, inefficiency, and widespread cy...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1999.
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| Summary: | Democracy is overrated. Capitalism, on the other hand, doesn't get enough credit. In this provocative and engaging book, John Mueller argues that these mismatches between image and reality create significant political and economic problems--inspiring instability, inefficiency, and widespread cynicism. We would be far better off, he writes, if we recognized that neither system is ideal or disastrous and accepted instead the humdrum truth that both are "pretty good." And, to Mueller, that means good enough. He declares that what is true of Garrison Keillor's fictional store "Ralph's Pretty Good. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 335 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-159) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400823123 1400823129 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |