The Affluent Society, Volume 10A classic, influential critique of contemporary economic theory, which examines the growing disparity of affluence between the private sector and public sector in America's post-World War II economy. |
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| Title | The Affluent Society, Volume 10 Donald F. Koch American Philosophy Collection Mentor book Pelican books Penguin economics The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith The Finney collection |
| Author | John Kenneth Galbraith |
| Edition | 17 |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin, 1958 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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