The Affluent Society Author:John Kenneth Galbraith By the writer of How To Get Out of Vietnam, How to Control the Military, Who Needs the Democrats, The Triumph, The McLandress Dimension, The Scotch, Ambassador's Journal, The Liberal Hour and The New Industrial State, originally published in 1958. "Upon publication, this revolutionary study of the economics of opulence became one of the most so... more »ught-after books of recent years. Translated into eight languages, read the world over, this important book raised issues that are a vital part of mdern American life--issues that are still being debated today." Introduction, 24 Chapters and Index.« less
With his customary clarity, eloquence, and humor, Galbraith cuts to the heart of what economic security means (and doesn't mean) in today's world - and lays bare the hazards of individual and societal complacency about economic inequality.