The Affluent Society
by John Kenneth Galbraith
FORMAT: Paperback
ISBN: 9780140285192
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Product Details
ISBN: 9780140285192
Category: Economic Theory & Philosophy
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: 1999-08-05
Series: Penguin Economics Ser.
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Country of origin: GBR
Edition: 5
Pages: 288
Weight: 239g
The Affluent Society
"A compelling challenge to conventional thought" New York Times In this newly updated edition of his classic text on the "economics of abundance", Galbraith lays bare the hazards of individual and social complacency about economic inequality. It is as relevant now, with the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, as when it was first published 40 years ago. Galbraith challenges why we worship work and productivity when so many of the goods we produce are superfluous, and why we grudge spending on public works while ignoring extravagance in the private sector. THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY exemplifies Galbraith's wit, clarity and eloquence of prose.