Capitalism, democracy and Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery
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Publication
2001 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
83,750 words, Guess
Page Count
335 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Internet Archivecapitalismdemocr00muel_836
- ISBN-101400823129
- ISBN-139781400823123
- OCLC Control Number655318460
- Better World Books9781400823123
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27023103M
Classifications
- DDC330.122
- LCCHB501 .M83 2001eb
- LCCHB501.M83 2001
Description
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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