The Affluent Society and Other Writings, 1952-1967
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"James K. Galbraith is the editor of this volume"--P. facing t.p.
American capitalism : the concept of countervailing power -- The Great crash, 1929 -- The affluent society -- The new industrial state -- Appendix : from The affluent society, first edition 1958 : The illusion of national security.
Galbraith wrote with an eloquence that burst the conventions of his discipline and won a readership none of his fellow economists could match. This volume gathers four of his key early works, the books that established him as one of the leading public intellectuals of the last century.
Contents: American capitalism. -- Great Crash, 1929. -- Affluent society. -- New industrial state.
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Library of America
208.
PUBLISHED
New York : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Group (USA), c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 1098 p. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781598530773
1598530771
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Galbraith, James K.
Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006.
SUBJECTS
Economics -- History.
Depressions -- 1929.
Stock Market Crash, 1929.
United States -- Economic policy.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-