{ "item_title" : "An Indecent System", "item_author" : [" Juan Ferrer "], "item_description" : "This book is about the System in which we live as citizens of Western societies and inother parts of the world; that is, the capitalist system, democracy and the marketeconomy.Since the beginning of this century, numerous voices have been raised and are showinga clear discontent and great dissatisfaction with the current system and its operation inmost democratic states of the world.These manifestations of discontent andfrustration, are regularly seen in the different economic, political and social forums, andalmost daily we are reminded of this by the different demonstrations and strikes bytrade unions, social organizations, pensioners, doctors...In short, many citizens and civil society in general, are starting get fed up, seeing thatthe system is beginning to fail and that they are no longer receiving what it promisedthem.A point of such general frustration has been reached, that many citizens are asking thefollowing questions:Is another system possible? Can the current system be improved?Would it be appropriate to make certain changes in this model? As we suggest in the title of the book, a system cannot be considered decent when it:Reduces its citizens to nothing more than consumersThrows millions into unemploymentAllows 1% of the population to own 45% of global wealthIs lazy and complacent in the face of destruction and poisoning of theenvironmentAllows much of that wealth to end up in tax havensOur intention in writing this book was to provide constructive criticism through theanalysis of the different components of the system, which helps to identify thenumerous elements that we observe that do not work properly and make someproposals that can serve to improve and transform this model; because we areconvinced that another system is possible, with collaboration and commitment of allcitizens to transform it into a decent and fairer system.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/838/593/9798385936496_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "15.90", "online_price" : "15.90", "our_price" : "15.90", "club_price" : "15.90", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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