The Affluent Society Revisited

by Mike Berry

Book Overview

This book revisits John Kenneth Galbraith's classic text The Affluent Society in the context of the background to, and causes of, the global economic crisis that erupted in 2008. Each chapter takes a major theme of Galbraith's book, distils his arguments, and then discusses to what extent they cast light on current developments, both in developed economies and in the economics discipline. The themes include: inequality, insecurity, inflation, debt,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198746423
• ISBN13: 9780198746423
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"