Economist with a public purpose : essays in honour of John Kenneth Galbraith /
This text discusses the continuing relevance of one of the most prominent economists of the twentieth century. The contributors explore the continuing relevance of Galbraith's arguments to current controversies and problems.
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| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2001.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 0203253310 9780203253311 9780203461167 0203461169 9780415212922 0415212928 1134614578 9781134614578 0429232411 9780429232411 1280317612 9781280317613 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; John Kenneth Galbraith: economist with a public purpose; The useful economist; The making of a heterodox economist: the impact of Henry S. Dennison on the economic thought of John Kenneth Galbraith; Social capital and political economy: Galbraith on states and groups; The role of the state in the good society; FromVeblen to Galbraith: what is the essence of institutional economics?; The virtues of their defects and the defects of their virtues: reflections on John Kenneth Galbraith and ThorsteinVeblen.
- The economist and businessGalbraith, uncertainty and the modern corporation; Progress denied: the unravelling of the New Industrial State; Galbraith, globalism and the good life: making the best of the capitalist predicament; The New Deal and 'domesticated Keynesianism' in America; Adam Smith on the mercantile system: the unnecessary loss of America?; Index.