{"product_id":"the-good-life-and-its-discontents-the-american-dream-in-the-age-of-entitlement-paperback","title":"The Good Life and Its Discontents: The American Dream in the Age of Entitlement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Samuelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Business Book Bestseller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Shrewd and optimistic. . . . [\u003ci\u003eThe Good Life and Its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e] combines first-rate analysis with persuasive historical, political and sociological insights.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday Americans are wealthier, healthier, and live longer than at any previous time in our history. As a society, we have never had it so good. Yet, paradoxically, many of us have never felt so bad. For, as Robert J. Samuelson observes in this visionary book, our country suffers from a national sense of entitlement--a feeling that someone, whether Big Business or Big Government, should guarantee us secure jobs, rising living standards, social harmony, and personal fulfillment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Good Life and Its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e, Samuelson, a national columnist for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, links our rising expectations with our belief in a post-Cold War vision of an American utopia. Using history, economics, and psychology, he exposes the hubris of economists and corporate managers and indicts a government that promises too much to too many constituencies. Like David Reisman's \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e and John Kenneth Galbraith's \u003ci\u003eThe Affluent Society\u003c\/i\u003e, the result is a book that defines its time--and that is sure to shape the national debate for years to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A smart, balanced epitaph for an era--with a few clues for what's ahead.\" --\u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lucid [and] nonsectarian . . . Samuelson traces how the reasonable demand for progress has given way to the excessive demand for perfection.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Business Book Bestseller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shrewd and optimistic. . . . [The Good Life and Its Discontents] combines first-rate analysis with persuasive historical, political and sociological insights.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The New Republic \u003cbr\u003eToday Americans are wealthier, healthier, and live longer than at any previous time in our history. As a society, we have never had it so good. Yet, paradoxically, many of us have never felt so bad. For, as Robert J. Samuelson observes in this visionary book, our country suffers from a national sense of entitlement--a feeling that someone, whether Big Business or Big Government, should guarantee us secure jobs, rising living standards, social harmony, and personal fulfillment. \u003cbr\u003eIn The Good Life and Its Discontents, Samuelson, a national columnist for Newsweek and the Washington Post, links our rising expectations with our belief in a post-Cold War vision of an American utopia. Using history, economics, and psychology, he exposes the hubris of economists and corporate managers and indicts a government that promises too much to too many constituencies. Like David Reisman's The Lonely Crowd and John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society, the result is a book that defines its time--and that is sure to shape the national debate for years to come. \u003cbr\u003e\"A smart, balanced epitaph for an era--with a few clues for what's ahead.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Business Week \u003cbr\u003e\"Lucid [and] nonsectarian . . . Samuelson traces how the reasonable demand for progress has given way to the excessive demand for perfection.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert J. Samuelson\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post. \u003c\/i\u003eHe began his journalism career as a reporter for\u003ci\u003e the Post \u003c\/i\u003ein 1969. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Inflation and Its Aftermath; The Good Life and Its Discontents: The American Dream in the Age of Entitlement; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUntruth: Why the Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong, \u003c\/i\u003e a collection of his columns. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, Judy Herr. They have three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.14 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761558946080,"sku":"9780679781523","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c68d7c285a1f5b0f84c4403673203e4a.webp?v=1780210443","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-good-life-and-its-discontents-the-american-dream-in-the-age-of-entitlement-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}