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The Essential Galbraith
THE ESSENTIAL GALBRAITH includes key selections from the most important works of John Kenneth Galbraith, one of the most distinguished writers of our time - from THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY, the groundbreaking book in which he conined the tern "conventional wisdom," to THE GREAT CRASH, an unsurpassed account of the events that triggered America's worst economic crisis....more
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
October 9th 2001
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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If I were an economist, I'm sure I would give this book a higher rating. For me reading economics is like getting my teeth cleaned--good for me, but not so fun. The book is a compilation of "excerpts" from previous works and lectures. It is a good introduction to Galbraith's general ideas. I don't have the vocabulary to understand it all, but I was able to glean some of the theory, politics, and other influences on economic events in our history, and directions we have taken. It ...more
An excellent survey of Galbraith's work, including an overview of Keynesian economics which is regaining attention. Also, the excerpts from The Great Crash really do bring home how some economic cycles seem not to change at all. The wit with which some of his ideas are shared is also quite useful.
For some reason I immediately gave this one five stars. Clear and engaging writing on economics. In particular, one chapter gives a really useful explanation of Keynesian economics and how U.S. conservatives eventually came around in order to build weapons and keep the economy going.
Exerpts from several of his books. Galbraith takes this tone where you can tell he loves economics. It's sort of charming.
Exerpts from several of his books. Galbraith takes this tone where you can tell he loves economics. It's sort of charming.
subjects are diverse, but most are well presented and argued, and the book is hilarious.
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John Kenneth Galbraith, OC (October 15, 1908–April 29, 2006) was a Canadian-American economist. He was a Keynesian and an institutionalist, a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism and progressivism. His books on economic topics were bestsellers in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Galbraith was a prolific author who produced four dozen books and over a thousand articles on variou...more
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