Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-195) and index.
Contents:
Why revisit The affluent society? -- The power of ideas: reflections on the conventional wisdom -- The central tradition -- Inequality -- Economic security -- The ambiguities of production -- The dethroned consumer -- Inflation -- Debt -- The theory of social balance -- Switching tracks -- The idea of power -- The moral order -- Concluding thoughts.
Summary:
This book revisits John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society in the context of the background to and causes of the global economic crisis that erupted in 2008.
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