Unconventional wisdom; J.K. Galbraith.(John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics, by Richard Parker)(Book Review)

The Economist (US) | April 9, 2005 | Copyright

WHATEVER you may think of his ideas, John Kenneth Galbraith has led an extraordinary life. A farm boy from Ontario who became one of America's most famous public intellectuals, he was a Harvard professor, war-time price-control tsar and confidant of Jack Kennedy. His most famous book, "The Affluent Society", quickly sold over a million copies when it was published in 1958 and has never been out of print since. In all, he has written 42 books, and, at the age of 96, is said to be working on a 43rd.

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