The affluent society revisited / Mike Berry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berry, Michael, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006. Affluent society.

Galbraith, John Kenneth.

Economic history--21st century.

Economic history.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

United States--Economic policy--21st century.

United States.

United States--Economic conditions--1945-.

Affluent society (Galbraith, John Kenneth).

Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title revisits John Kenneth Galbraith's 'The Affluent Society' from the perspective of the background to, and causes of, the 2008 global economic crisis. Each chapter takes a major theme of his book, distils Galbraith's arguments, and then discusses to what extent they cast light on current developments.

Contents:

Cover; The Affluent Society Revisited; Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1. Why Revisit The Affluent Society? ; 2. The Power of Ideas: Reflections on the Conventional Wisdom ; 3. The Central Tradition ; 4. Inequality ; 5. Economic Security ; 6. The Ambiguities of Production ; 7. The Dethroned Consumer ; 8. Inflation

9. Debt 10. The Theory of Social Balance ; 11. Switching Tracks ; 12. The Idea of Power ; 13. The Moral Order ; 14. Concluding Thoughts ; A Reader's Guide ; References ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 26, 2013).

ISBN:

0-19-102403-1

0-19-874642-3

1-306-13483-8

0-19-151003-3

OCLC:

868978160