John Kenneth Galbraith
Economist (1908 to 2006) whose The Affluent Society (1958) coined "the conventional wisdom" and argued that rich societies manufacture private wants while starving public goods.
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Economist (1908 to 2006) whose The Affluent Society (1958) coined "the conventional wisdom" and argued that rich societies manufacture private wants while starving public goods.
From the book The Affluent Society4 korrents
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