The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith - 1961: The Anatomy of Financial Disaster

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1961. Wraps. Near Good. With a New Introduction by the author, John Kenneth Galbraith, Ph. D. in Agicultural Economics ( 1908 - 2006 ), Canadian-born economist, professor, public official , diplomat; leading proponent of twentieth century Liberalism....Galbraith quotes include : " Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrousand the unpalatable " ..... " The Modern Conservative is in search of the superior moral justification for selfishness " , etc.... Noted for his Trilogy of books on Economics : American Capitalism / The Afluent Society / The Industrial State . And this book , originally published in 1955, warning of unrestrained, speculative mood in the country without governmental oversight. A book, trenchant and timely about the " Great American Crash" of 1929 , told with the verve, pace, and suspense of a detective story - " Yet with, also, Galbraith humor about human behavior,insights, where wealth is threatened " . Book is with Ten Chapters, beginning with : A Year to Remember ...." Vision and Boundless Hope and Optimism " .... Something Should Be Done ? ..... In Goldman, Sachs We Trust... The Twilight of Illusion ....The Crash ....Things Become More Serious,etc. Index. Softcover book ( 5 3/8 X 8 1/8 ) 212pages. Label removed from cover. Page edges with spotting, in 56 years old, Professor Galbraith , Ph. D. important , readable book.

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