The Affluent Society [NOOK Book]

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Galbraith's classic on the "economics 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 this book) have entered the vernacular, the message of the book has not been ...
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Overview


Galbraith's classic on the "economics 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 this book) have entered the vernacular, the message of the book has not been so widely embraced--reason enough to rediscover The Affluent Society.
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"One of the most gifted writers alive . . . tumbling the tribal Gods of both left and right." Boston Globe

"With his 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 complacency about economic inequity." The New York Times

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780547575797
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Publication date: 10/15/1998
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 288
  • Sales rank: 184,261
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was a critically acclaimed author and one of America's foremost economists. His most famous works include The Affluent Society, The Good Society, and The Great Crash. Galbraith was the receipient of the Order of Canada and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, and he was twice awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Table of Contents

Introduction to the Fortieth Anniversary Edition
1 The Affluent Society 1
2 The Concept of the Conventional Wisdom 6
3 Economics and the Tradition of Despair 18
4 The Uncertain Reassurance 29
5 The American Mood 41
6 The Marxian Pall 55
7 Inequality 66
8 Economic Security 81
9 The Paramount Position of Production 99
10 The Imperatives of Consumer Demand 114
11 The Dependence Effect 124
12 The Vested Interest in Output 132
13 The Bill Collector Cometh 143
14 Inflation 154
15 The Monetary Illusion 166
16 Production and Price Stability 177
17 The Theory of Social Balance 186
18 The Investment Balance 200
19 The Transition 209
20 The Divorce of Production from Security 217
21 The Redress of Balance 223
22 The Position of Poverty 234
23 Labor, Leisure and the New Class 243
24 On Security and Survival 255
Afterword 261
Index 265
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