John Kenneth Galbraith (1908- ), educated at the University of Toronto, the University of California (Ph.D., 1934), and Cambridge University, is one of the leading economists of our century.
Also linked to our presentation of John Kenneth Galbraight – USA – a text on November 1, 2005.
John Kenneth Galbraith – USA
Among his many books the most influential are The Affluent Society (1958) and The New Industrial State (1967), in both of which he attacks the « conventional wisdom » that our economy is driven by the free choice of consumers. Instead, he argues, modern business « uses its political influence to persuade the government to maintain full employment and total demand for all output of all firms. »