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The Affluent Society by Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006, author, Riverside Press (Cambridge, Mass.), printer; Houghton Mifflin Company, publisher is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Affluent Society about?

368 pages ; 22 cm, A discussion by a reknown economist, Galbraith, about the \"more\" society and how it operates, Includes bibliographical references and index, The affluent society -- The concept of the conventional wisdom -- Economics and the tradition of despair -- The uncertain reassurance -- The American mood -- The Marxian pall -- Inequality -- Economic security -- The paramount position of production -- The imperatives of consumer demand -- The dependence effect -- The illusion of National Security -- The vested interest in output -- The bill collector cometh -- Inflation -- The monetary illusion -- Production versus price stability -- The theory of social balance -- The investment balance -- The transition -- The divorce of production from security -- The redress of balance -- The new position of poverty -- Labor, leisure, and the new class -- On security and survival, Legacy 2017

Author

Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006, author, Riverside Press (Cambridge, Mass.), printer; Houghton Mifflin Company, publisher

Publisher

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, Cambridge : The Riverside Press

Published

1958

Language

EN

Subjects

Economics, Political Science, History

Rating

3.98 / 5 (1,771 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13