This book examines the life and work of John Kenneth Galbraith, a truly iconic figure in progressive modern liberalism and a seminal influence in the rise of heterodox political economy. It emphasizes his continuing relevance to the current research of today, and to the multifaceted crisis of democratic capitalism.
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CONTRIBUTORS: James Ronald Stanfield
EAN: 9780230242685
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 529 g
HEIGHT: 229 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2010-12-14
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GENRE: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy
WIDTH: 152 cm
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Book Themes:
International relations, Economic theory and philosophy, Political economy, Economic history
JAMES RONALD STANFIELD is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Colorado State University, USA. JACQUELINE STANFIELD is Emerita Professor and Chair of Sociology, University of Northern Colorado, USA. They have done collaborative research on Galbraith, consumer behaviour, gender and family issues, and ecological and social sustainability. The Galbraithian influence is apparent in their work on consumer craft knowledge, the Nurturance Gap, and the Great Capitalist Restoration. From Galbraith's work, as well that of Karl Marx, Thorstein Veblen, Max Weber, Joseph Schumpeter, Karl Polanyi, Adolph Lowe, and Robert Heilbroner, it is evident that lives and livelihood, or the place of economy in society, has been and remains the central problematic of the capitalist social structure of accumulation, growth, and change.
