Description: Key selections are featured from many of the classic works by the world's most eminent economist. The author's new introductions to each of the essays place the works in their historical moment and make clear their enduring relevance today.
Brief description:
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was a critically acclaimed author and one of America's foremost economists. His most famous works include The Affluent Society, The Good Society, and The Great Crash. Galbraith was the recipient of the Order of Canada and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, and he was twice awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.