- Description
- 1 online resource (vi, 204 pages)
- Summary
- This book revisits John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society in the context of the background to and causes of the global economic crisis that erupted in 2008.
- Uniform Title
- Affluent society revisited (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Affluent society revisited (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Why revisit The affluent society? -- The power of ideas: reflections on the conventional wisdom -- The central tradition -- Inequality -- Economic security -- The ambiguities of production -- The dethroned consumer -- Inflation -- Debt -- The theory of social balance -- Switching tracks -- The idea of power -- The moral order -- Concluding thoughts.
- LCCN
- 2015509246
- OCLC
- ssj0001152237
- Author
Berry, Michael, 1948-
- Title
The affluent society revisited [electronic resource] / Mike Berry.
- Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Edition
First edition.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
Since 1945
- Added Author
ebrary.