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About this title: 'A compelling challenge to conventional thought' - "New York Times". In this newly updated edition of his classic text on the "economics of abundance", Galbraith lays bare the hazards of individual and social complacency about economic inequality. It is as relevant now, with the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, as when it was first published 40 years ago. Galbraith 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. "The Affluent Society" ...
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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Edition: 3rd Rev ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13: 9780395243756
ISBN: 0395243750
Description: Good. 287 p. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet Book
Date Published: 1963
ISBN-13: 9780451618948
ISBN: 0451618947
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Date Published: 1959
Description: Good. 288p., 23 cm. Originally published, Houghton, Mifflin, 1958. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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Edition: 2d ed., rev.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very Good. xxxii, 333 p.; 22 cm. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. 368 p. 22 cm. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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NV,
USA
Edition: 2d ed., rev.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1969
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. xxxii, 333 p.; 22 cm. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. 368 p. 22 cm. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. damaged book cover. 368 p. 22 cm. read more
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The Affluent Society
by
Galbraith, John Kenneth
Ships from
NV,
USA
Edition: 2d ed., rev.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. xxxii, 333 p.; 22 cm. read more
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The Affluent Society
by
Galbraith, John Kenneth
Ships from
NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. 288p., 23 cm. Originally published, Houghton, Mifflin, 1958. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
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NV,
USA
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very Good. 368 p. 22 cm. read more
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The Affluent Society
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mentor/New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1970
Description: Good. 287 p. read more
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The Affluent Society
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mentor/New American Library, New York
Description: Good. 286 p. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: N A L, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. A little wear & soiling to cover & pages at edges. Some underlining. SUMMARY: Study of the economics of opulence. A special Mentor publication. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Mentor Books
Date Published: 1964
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. creases on front and back covers. Binding tight, pages are clean for the most part. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: The New American Library
Date Published: 1958
Description: Fair. No Jacket. Large Tear/Skin Missing Back Cover, Water Lines Bottem Left Corner, Page Ends Soiled, Spine NOT Creased, Text Is Unmarked, Reading Copy. read more
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Affluent Society
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good in Good jacket. Used hardcover with dust jacket. Both are in good condition with some signs of wear to the dust jacket. read more
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The Affluent Society
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Galbraith, John Kenneth
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mentor-New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Some cover, edge wear. Pages very good. The revolutionary study of the economics of opulence. Sought to clearly outline the manner in which the post-World War II America was becoming wealthy in the private sector but remained poor in the public sector, lacking social and physical infrastructure, and perpetuating income disparities. The book sparked much public discussion at the time, and it is widely remembered for Galbraith's popularizing of the term "conventional ... read more
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Affluent Society, the
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Mentor Book/New American Library
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. Good condition overall. Worn cover. Tight Spine. Text lightly tanned, some faded staining to bottom third of some pages towards front. read more
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Affluent Society, the
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Mentor Book/New American Library
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. Good condition overall. Worn cover. Yellowing pages. Some creased pages. Tight Spine. read more
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The Affluent Society
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Mentor
Date Published: 1964
Description: Acceptable. Some underlining/highlighting. read more
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Affluent Society
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John Galbraith
Description: Good. Good condition. read more
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The Affluent Society
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John Kenneth Galbraith
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The Affluent Society
by
Galbraith, John Kenneth
Binding: Paper back
Publisher: Mentor
Date Published: 1970
Description: Fair. read more
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The Affluent Society
by
John Kenneth Galbraith
ISBN-13: 9780395243756
ISBN: 0395243750
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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