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The affluent society and other writings, 1952-1967 / John Kenneth Galbraith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Library of America ; 208Publication details: New York : The Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Group (USA), c2010.Description: 1098 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781598530773 (alk. paper)
  • 1598530771 (alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Affluent society & other writings, 1952-1967
Contained works:
  • Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. American capitalism
  • Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. Great Crash, 1929
  • Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. Affluent society
  • Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. New industrial state
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HC106.5 G148a 2010
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HC106.5 G148a 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000105393

"James K. Galbraith is the editor of this volume"--P. facing t.p.

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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1056-1066) and index.

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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