THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY
by GALBRAITH, JOHN KENNETH
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.
- Seller
-
BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
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.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI012402I
- Title
- THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY
- Author
- GALBRAITH, JOHN KENNETH
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J.
- Publisher
- HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO
- Place of Publication
- BOSTON, MA
- Date Published
- PUB 1958
- Keywords
- ECONOMICS
Terms of Sale
JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
$4.50 0 for "Media Mail" and 9.50 for Priority Mail.� IMAGES (JPGS) OF BOOKS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
About the Seller
JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
About JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...