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The Affluent Society
The Affluent Society
Author: John Kenneth Galbraith
A revolutionary study of the economics of opulence. This book raises issues that are a vital part of American life, even still today.
ISBN: 338625
Publication Date: 1958
Pages: 286
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Publisher: The New American Library
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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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.


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