Great Crash 1929

John Kenneth Galbraith

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Great Crash 1929

Great Crash 1929

John Kenneth Galbraith

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Description

Examines the 'gold-rush fantasy' in American psychology and describes its dire consequences.

About the Author

John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was a critically acclaimed author and one of America's foremost economists. His most famous works include The Affluent Society, The Good Society, and The Great Crash. Galbraith was the receipient of the Order of Canada and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, and he was twice awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. James K. Galbraith is the author of seven books, including The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too. He holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., Chair in Government / Business Relations at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.

Publishing Information

Publisher: Harper Business
Pub date: 2009-09-01
Length: 224 pages

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