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Affluent Society
Affluent Society
Author: John Kenneth Galbraith
'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 publi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780233968742
ISBN-10: 0233968741
Publication Date: 3/17/1977
Pages: 320
Edition: 3rd
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Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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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 individual and societal complacency about economic inequality.