The affluent society
By: John Kenneth Galbraith.
Edition: 40th anniversary ed.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Economics -- United States; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-; United States -- Economic policy
Description: Galbraith's classic on the "economic of abundance" is, in the words of the New York Times, "a compelling challenge to conventional thought." With customary clarity, eloquence, and humor, Galbraith cuts to the heart of what economic security means (and doesn't mean) in today's world and lays bare the hazards of individual and societal complacence about economic inequity. While "affluent society" and "conventional wisdom" (first used in the book) have entered the vernacular, the message of the book has not been so widely embraced--reason enough to rediscover The Affluent Society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Updated and with a new introduction by the author"--Cover.
"A Mariner book."