Affluent society, The
Type
Book
Authors
Category
Publication Year
1958
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company, United States
Pages
368 p.
Subject
Economics --United States --History. United States --Economic conditions --1945- United States --Economic policy.
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Biblio Notes
Contents:
The affluent society -- The concept of the conventional wisdom -- Economics and the tradition of despair -- The uncertain reassurance -- The American mood -- The marxian pall -- Inequality -- Economic security -- The paramount position of production -- The imperatives of consumer demand -- The dependence effect -- The illusion of National Security -- The vested interest in output -- The bill collector cometh -- Inflation -- The monetary illusion -- Production versus price stability -- The theory of social balance -- The investment balance -- The transition -- The divorce of production from security -- The redress of balance -- The new position of poverty -- Labor, leisure, and the new class -- On security and survival.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The affluent society -- The concept of the conventional wisdom -- Economics and the tradition of despair -- The uncertain reassurance -- The American mood -- The marxian pall -- Inequality -- Economic security -- The paramount position of production -- The imperatives of consumer demand -- The dependence effect -- The illusion of National Security -- The vested interest in output -- The bill collector cometh -- Inflation -- The monetary illusion -- Production versus price stability -- The theory of social balance -- The investment balance -- The transition -- The divorce of production from security -- The redress of balance -- The new position of poverty -- Labor, leisure, and the new class -- On security and survival.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1
