The Affluent Society (Pelican Books)
by Galbraith, John Kenneth (1908-2006)
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- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books in association with Hamish Hamilton, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1963. Reprint. Softcover (Photographic). Good. Preface to the Pelican edition and index. Photographic paperback binding with aqua coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the verso of the front panel. "Wittily, gracefully, devastatingly, Professor Galbraith attacks our most cherished economic myths. Why worship work and productivity if many of the goods we produce are superfluous – artificial "needs" created by high-pressure advertising? Why grudge expenditure on vital public works while ignoring waste and extravagance in the private sector of the economy? Classical economics was born in a harsh world of mass poverty, and it has left us with a set of preconceptions hard to adapt to the realities of our own richer age." – from rear panel blurb. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Sunning of the front panel and of the backstrip. Light tanning of the text block edges and pages. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [9], 10 - 298, [6 – of which four are further titles from publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Economics; Inventory No: 0130776. .
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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- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0130776
- Title
- The Affluent Society (Pelican Books)
- Author
- Galbraith, John Kenneth (1908-2006)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover (Photographic)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books in association with Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Economics, United States, expose Economics; Unbranded Galbraith, John Kenneth (1908-2006) The Affluent Society (Pelican Books)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Economics;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Edges
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- Text Block
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- Rubbing
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