Title: The affluent society.
Authors: Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006; Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin,
Year: 1958
Subjects: Economics United States History; Economics; Economics history United States.; United States Economic conditions; United States Economic policy.
Contents: The affluent society -- The concept of the conventional wisdom -- Economics and the tradition of despair -- The uncertain reassurance -- The American mood -- The marxian pall -- Inequality -- Economic security -- The paramount position of production -- The imperatives of consumer demand -- The dependence effect -- The illusion of National Security -- The vested interest in output -- The bill collector cometh -- Inflation -- The monetary illusion -- Production versus price stability -- The theory of social balance -- The investment balance -- The transition -- The divorce of production from security -- The redress of balance -- The new position of poverty -- Labor, leisure, and the new class -- On security and survival.