Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006.

The affluent society and other writings, 1952-1967 / Affluent society & other writings, 1952-1967 John Kenneth Galbraith. - New York : Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Group (USA), c2010. - 1098 p. ; 21 cm. - The Library of America ; 208 . - Library of America ; 208. .

"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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Depressions--United States.--1929
Economics--History.--United States
Stock Market Crash, 1929.


United States--Economic conditions--1945-
United States--Economic policy.

HC106.5 / .G325 2010