John Kenneth Galbraith ; selected and edited by Andrea D. Williams.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Houghton Mifflin,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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x, 316 pages ;
Dimensions
21 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-316).
CONTENTS NOTE
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Countervailing power -- The concept of the conventional wisdom -- The myth of consumer sovereignty -- The case for social balance -- The imperatives of technology -- The technostructure -- The general theory of motivation -- Economics and the quality of life -- The proper purpose of economic development -- The valid image of the modern economy -- Power and the useful economist -- The founding faith: Adam Smith's Wealth of nations -- The massive dissent of Karl Marx -- Who was Thorstein Veblen? -- The Mandarin revolution -- How Keynes came to America -- The speculative episode -- In Goldman, Sachs we trust -- The crash -- Things become more serious -- The unfinished business of the century.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Presents an anthology of essays, articles, and excerpts from the renowned economist.