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Warburg professor of economics emeritus at harvard university and a past president of the american academy of arts and letters. John kenneth galbraith books list of books by author. Galbraiths whirlwind tour of the history of economics is an excellent introduction to the subject. In a short history of financial euphoria 1990, he traces speculative bubbles. The past as the present penguin economics new ed by galbraith, john kenneth isbn. John kenneth galbraith oc october 15, 1908 april 29, 2006, also known as ken galbraith, was a canadianamerican economist, public official and diplomat, and a leading proponent of 20thcentury american liberalism. John kenneth galbraith biography life, family, history. That isnt the fault of the author, just a reminder that the book was written nearly 60 years ago, and honestly the book has aged extremely well the author was capable of giving a perspective that has endured, an impressive feat. Galbraith was the recipient of the order of canada and the robert f. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. John kenneth ken galbraith, oc was a canadian and, later, american economist, public official, and diplomat, and a leading proponent of 20thcentury american liberalism. He was awarded honorary degrees from harvard, oxford, the university of paris and.
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