This book has been called a masterpiece and its author an icon
influence over economic thinking (the book originally published 40
years ago) has been immense; certainly his thinking has been
prescient. Now revised and reissued, Galbraith's book, accessibly
written and with sardonic humour apparent, can be appreciated by a
new generation. Indeed, perhaps anyone aiming to be well informed
about what comprises the world of business, money and economics
should have a copy. If you read it in its original form it is worth
revisiting; if not it is a must. (Kirkus UK)
A new edition of John Kenneth Galbraith's international bestseller, updated and with a new introduction by the author.
As relevant today as when it was first published over forty years ago, The Affluent Society was recently named one of the New York Public Library's 'Books of the Twentieth Century'. Wittily, gracefully, devastatingly, Professor Galbraith attacks some of our most cherished economic myths. Why worship work and productivity if many of the goods we produce are superfluous - artificial 'needs' created by high-pressure advertising? Why grudge expenditure on vital public works while ignoring waste and extravagance in the private sector of the economy? Classical economics was born in a harsh world of mass poverty, and has left us with a set of preconceptions ill-adapted to the realities of our own richer age. And so, too often, 'the bland lead the bland'. Our unfamiliar problems need a new approach, and the reception given to this famous book has shown the value of its fresh, lively ideas.
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