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The Essential Galbraith

This book is a curated selection of John Kenneth Galbraith's influential writings, showcasing his insights on economics, business, and society. Galbraith's work is characterized by its critical analysis of capitalism and its impact on the economy, as well as his advocacy for social and economic reforms. The collection includes classic essays and speeches that have shaped economic thought and policy discussions over the years. more

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John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith was a renowned economist known for his research on economic cycles, market structures, and government policies. His works have had a profound impact on economic theory and policy practice. more

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“Man works primarily for his own self-respect and not for others or for profit. . . the person who is working for the sake of his own satisfaction, the money he gets in return serves merely as fuel, that is, as a symbol of reward and recognition, in the last analysis, of acceptance by ones fellowmen.”

“For the whole consequence of evolution from blind impulse through conscious will to self conscious knowledge, seems still somehow to correspond to a continued result of births, rebirths and new births, which reach from the birth of the child from the mother, beyond the birth of the individual from the mass, to the birth of the creative work from the individual and finally to the birth of knowledge from the work.”