The how conservatives abandoned the free market and why liberals should too Galbraith, James K. (James Kenneth) 1952- creator text nyu New York Free Press 2009 monographic eng

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xx, 220 pages ; 22 cm. Galbraith urges listeners to abandon the outdated ideology of free market economics. Revolutionized by the Reagan Administration, Galbraith reveals how the free market, which may have been successful at one point in time, now serves to damage America's contemporary economy Whatever happened to the conservatives? -- The freedom to shop -- Tax cuts and the marvelous market of the mind -- Uncle Milton's war -- The impossible dream of budget balance -- There is no such thing as free trade -- What the rise of inequality is really about -- The enduring new deal -- The corporate crisis -- The rise of the predator state -- The inadequacy of making markets work -- The need for planning -- The case for standards -- Paying for it. James K. Galbraith. Includes index. "With a new introduction on the great crisis."--Cover Free enterprise United States Libre empresa Estados Unidos United States Economic policy 1981-1993 United States Economic policy 1993-2001 United States Economic policy 2001- Estados Unidos Política económica HB 95 G148p 2009 1416576215 (pbk) 9781416576211 (pbk) 9781416566830 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008006660-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0835/2008006660-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0835/2008006660-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008006660-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0835/2008006660-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0835/2008006660-t.html MNX 090521 20231107152219.0 84328 eng