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| Name: |
John Kenneth Galbraith | | Birth Date: |
October 15, 1908 | | Place of Birth: |
Ontario, Canada | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
scholar, economist |
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Biography of John Kenneth Galbraith
967 words, approx. 3.2 pages
 John Kenneth Galbraith was a leading scholar of the American Institutionalist school and arguably the most famous economist in the post-World War II world. His views were a stinging indictment of the modern materialistic society that championed personal...
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Biography of John Kenneth Galbraith
1879 words, approx. 6.3 pages
 John Kenneth Galbraith (born 1908) was a leading scholar of the American Institutionalist school and arguably the most famous economist in the post World War II world. His views were a stinging indictment of the modern materialistic society that champion...


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The Affluent Society Information
99 words, approx. 1 pages
 The Affluent Society is a 1958 book by Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith. The book 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,...




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