The Affluent Society
by John Kenneth Galbraith
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- near fine
- Hardcover
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- Condition
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About This Item
Franklin Mint Corporation.1978. Near fine fully bound in leather with EAG showing minor wear and bound-in silk ribbon. Outside of endpapers faded as common to the editon. Signed Limited Edition. The Franklin is the repri editon of the 1958 book written by the Harvard economist. The topic, now over 65 years ago, is still relevant today in various parts of the world. The book deals with how the United States dealt with the post war (in this case WW II) economy that became weathly in the private sector yet perpetutated income disparity. Placed as the 46th of top 100 English-language non-fiction books of the 20th century. (Modern Library). 6.25x9.25 in. Including Index, 384 pg.
Synopsis
John Kenneth Galbraith's classic investigation of private wealth and public poverty in postwar America With customary clarity, eloquence, and humor, Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith gets at the heart of what economic security means in The Affluent Society . Warning against individual and societal complacence about economic inequity, he offers an economic model for investing in public wealth that challenges “conventional wisdom” (a phrase he coined that has since entered our vernacular) about the long-term value of a production-based economy and the true nature of poverty. Both politically divisive and remarkably prescient, The Affluent Society is as relevant today on the question of wealth in America as it was in 1958.
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- Bookseller
- Lamplighter Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 199
- Title
- The Affluent Society
- Author
- John Kenneth Galbraith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Franklin Mint Corporation
- Place of Publication
- Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 384
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Economics, society, war, income
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