{"product_id":"9781400095711","title":"The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eFriedman, Benjamin M.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/12\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eDay of Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed critique of Ronald Reagan’s economic  policy (“Every citizen should read it,” said \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e): a persuasive, wide-ranging  argument that economic growth provides far more than material benefits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn clear-cut  prose, Benjamin M. Friedman examines the political and social histories of the large  Western democracies–particularly of the United States since the Civil War–to demonstrate  the fact that incomes on the rise lead to more open and democratic societies. He  explains that \u003ci\u003egrowth,\u003c\/i\u003e rather than simply a high standard of living, is key to effecting  political and social liberalization in the third world, and shows that even the wealthiest  of nations puts its democratic values at risk when income levels stand still. Merely  being rich is no protection against a turn toward rigidity and intolerance when a  country’s citizens lose the sense that they are getting ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith concrete policy  suggestions for pursuing growth at home and promoting worldwide economic expansion,  this volume is a major contribution to the ongoing debate about the effects of economic  growth and globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43412830159103,"sku":"9781400095711","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781400095711_s600x595.jpg?v=1782149350","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781400095711","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}