{"product_id":"american-capitalism-and-the-changing-role-of-government-paperback","title":"American Capitalism and the Changing Role of Government - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarry Shaffer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conventional wisdom has it that a balanced budget is the height of economic rationality, that social security should be privatized, and that most adult welfare recipients could and should get jobs. All our social and economic problems, we are told, are due to too much government; if we only left the American free enterprise system alone, the free market would heal all that ails our society and lead to lasting prosperity. Challenging these widespread stereotypes and myths, this book starts with the fundamental theory underlying capitalist ideology, showing that even in theory an unfettered free market cannot deal effectively with the many needs of a modern economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur society has many social goals to which the great majority subscribe--goals such as sustained full employment, universal health care, and quality education for all. The free market will not, the author argues, bring us quality education for every American child, affordable universal health care, Social Security for the elderly, assistance for the poor, or protection of the environment. Only an active, participant government can affect positive change in such areas of social concern.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHARRY G. SHAFFER is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Kansas. His ten published books include \u003ci\u003eThe Soviet Treatment of Jews\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eWomen in the Two Germanies: A Comparison of Socialist and Non-Socialist Society\u003c\/i\u003e (1981) and \u003ci\u003eThe Soviet System in Theory and Practice: Selected Western and Soviet Views\u003c\/i\u003e (1984).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.22 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52487754645811,"sku":"9780275966584","price":71.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SQZ2xkciu79780275966584.webp?v=1759856043","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/american-capitalism-and-the-changing-role-of-government-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}