The Affluent Society

Updated with a New Introduction by the Author

(Autor) John Kenneth Galbraith
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Presents the hazards of individual and social complacency about economic inequality. This title challenges why we worship work and productivity when so many of the goods we produce are superfluous, and why we grudge spending on public works while ignoring extravagance in the private sector.

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Editorial:
Penguin Books Ltd
Formato:
Paperback
Número de páginas:
276
Idioma:
en
ISBN:
9780140285192
Año de publicación:
1999
Fecha publicación:
5 de Agosto de 1999

John Kenneth Galbraith

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