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The Affluent Society

By: John Kenneth Galbraith
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
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Galbraith's classic on the "economics of abundance" is, in the words of the New York Times, "a compelling challenge to conventional thought". With customary clarity, eloquence, and humor, Galbraith cuts to the heart of what economic security means (and doesn't mean) in today's world and lays bare the hazards of individual and societal complacence about economic inequity.

While "affluent society" and "conventional wisdom" (terms first used in this book) have entered the vernacular, the message of the book has not been so widely embraced - reason enough to rediscover The Affluent Society.

©1998 John Kenneth Galbraith (P)2009 Audible, Inc. Economic Conditions Economics Politics & Government Theory

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Loved the book!! I would definitely recommend it to those looking for a different perspective on economics altogether. A perspective that each of us and the society as a whole would need to take the next step in our evolution.

The wittiest book on economics

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The overall feeling is that the writer wrote the book but had to make it 5x times longer for some reason, so every idea gets repeated again and again and again... And everything got a list, we get it, you can count. It could be so much shorter and written much more conciesevely.

What a monotonous, tiring read

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