The affluent society / John Kenneth Galbraith.

By:

Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 1999.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 276 pISBN:

0140285199

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

330.15 GAL 1999

Summary: 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" (terms 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Symbiosis International University, Dubai	330.15 GAL 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		SIU00397

"Updated and with a new introduction by the author."

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" (terms 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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