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The affluent society and other writings, 1952-1967 / John Kenneth Galbraith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of America ; 208.Publication details: New York : Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Group (USA), c2010.Description: 1098 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1598530771 (alk. paper)
  • 9781598530773 (alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Affluent society & other writings, 1952-1967 [Spine title]
Contained works:
  • Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. Affluent society
  • Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. American capitalism
  • Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. Great Crash, 1929
  • Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. New industrial state
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HC106.5 .G325 2010
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Books Books قاعة الثقاقات الاجنبية - الدور الثالث المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة 330.973 G148 Am.W. (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C.1 Available 01000110196606000

"James K. Galbraith is the editor of this volume"--P. facing t.p.

American Window.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1056-1066) and index.

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.

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