John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics

John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics

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John Kenneth Galbraith (19082006) was one of Americas most famous economists for good reason. From his acerbic analysis of Americas private wealth and public squalor to his denunciation of the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, Galbraith consistently challenged conventional wisdom (a phrase he coined). He did so as a witty commentator on Americas political follies and as a versatile author of bestselling bookssuch as The Affluent Society and The New Industrial Statethat warn of the dangers of deregulated markets, corporate greed, and inattention to the costs of our military power. Here, in the first fulllength biography of Galbraith and his times, Richard Parker provides not only a nuanced portrait of this extraordinary man, but also an important reinterpretation of twentiethcentury public policy and economic practices.Whatever you may think of his ideas, John Kenneth Galbraith has led an extraordinary life. . . . Doing justice to this life story requires an outsize biography, one that not only tells Mr. Galbraiths tale but sets it on the broader canvas of Americas political and economic evolution. And Richard Parkers book does just that.EconomistParkers book is more than a chronicle of Galbraiths life; its a history of American politics and policy from FDR through George W. Bush. . . . It will make readers more economically and politically aware.USA TodayThe most readable and instructive biography of the century.William F. Buckley, National ReviewThe story of this mans life and work is wonderfully rendered in this magnum opus, and offers an antidote to the public ennui, economic cruelty, and government malfeasance that poison life in America today.James Carroll, Boston Globe

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