| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 204 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; The Affluent Society Revisited; Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1. Why Revisit The Affluent Society?; 2. The Power of Ideas: Reflections on the Conventional Wisdom; 3. The Central Tradition; 4. Inequality; 5. Economic Security; 6. The Ambiguities of Production |
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7. The Dethroned Consumer; 8. Inflation; 9. Debt; 10. The Theory of Social Balance; 11. Switching Tracks; 12. The Idea of Power; 13. The Moral Order; 4. Concluding Thoughts; A Reader's Guide; References; Index |
| Summary |
This title revisits John Kenneth Galbraith's 'The Affluent Society' from the perspective of the background to, and causes of, the 2008 global economic crisis. Each chapter takes a major theme of his book, distils Galbraith's arguments, and then discusses to what extent they cast light on current developments |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 26, 2013) |
| Subject |
Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. Affluent society
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| SUBJECT |
Affluent society (Galbraith, John Kenneth) fast |
| Subject |
Economic history -- 21st century.
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Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economic history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191510038 |
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0191510033 |
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9780191766374 |
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0191766372 |
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