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Galbraith's classic on the "economics of abundance" is, in the words of the New York Times, "a compelling challenge to conventional thought." With 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 thContinue
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A very important book in order to understand how it is possible to built a world in which there is no need to increase ever and ever production, especially of useless, private goods. We can have a better world spending more money in pubblic services and reducing the waste of resources.
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- English Books
- Paperback 288 Pages
- Edition: 40 Anv Sub
- ISBN-10: 0395925002
- ISBN-13: 9780395925003
- Publisher: Mariner Books
- Pub date: Oct 15, 1998
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover and Others
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The Affluent Society By John Kenneth Galbraith
It's one thing for authors who are consultants or graphic designers to note the importance of life outside the ledger sheet, but it's quite another thing for an estimable economist to do the same thing. After all, what is economics but the study of m ... (read full critics)