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Oct 15, 1908 — Apr 29, 2006· 97 yrs

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John Kenneth Galbraith

Also known as: Mark Epernay, John-Kenneth Galbraith

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John Kenneth "Ken" Galbraith, OC was a Canadian and, later, American economist, public official, and diplomat, and a leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s, during which time Galbraith fulfilled the role of public intellectual. As an economist, he leaned toward Post-Keynesian economics from an institutional perspective. Galbraith was a long-time Harvard faculty member and stayed with Harvard University for half a century as a professor of economics. He was a prolific author and wrote four dozen books, including several novels, and published more than a thousand articles and essays on various subjects. - Source: Wikipedia

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WEALTH IS NOT without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has often been made, has never proved widely persuasive.

— from The affluent society, 1958

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#2

The great crash, 1929

4.3 (3)

This classic tome is a detailed economic examination of the 1929 financial collapse written with wit and attitude.

#1

The nature of mass poverty

1979

5.0 (1)
#3

The anatomy of power

1983

5.0 (1)

Discusses the many sources and instruments of power, and explains how power is utilized by organizations and businesses and in economics and political and military life.

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