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Publication Year:1958
Original Language:English
Author Nationality:United States

The Affluent Society

by John Kenneth Galbraith

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"The Affluent Society" is a socio-economic critique that challenges the conventional wisdom of the time that economic growth leads to public wealth. The author argues that in reality, the increasing wealth of the United States has led to greater private afflue...