John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226646777 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 862 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Because of his influence in successive administrations, readers get a fascinating fly-on-the-wall picture of debates and intrigue inside the White House during many of the major crises of the Cold War. The world's most famous living economist started teaching at Harvard when he was just 25 years old and has sold seven million copies of his four dozen books. He later criticized the dismantling of government programs under Ronald Reagan and seemed to love clashing with conservative economists. Now in his 90s, Galbraith is still active and has received 50 honorary degrees. All this was accomplished by a Canadian born in a tiny Ontario farming hamlet, whose major at an obscure agricultural college wasn't even economics but animal husbandry. --Alex Roslin. Parker managed to sift through a mountain of material from Galbraith's long and lively years to distill an engag
An interdisciplinary biography Shawn S. Sullivan Richard Parker's John Kenneth Galbraith is an exceedingly well written and assiduously researched biography. Perhaps most impressive it the ease with which Parker weaves JKB's life, economic theories and beliefs, the development of Keynesian economics and virtually all post-WWI US history. While there is little doubt this work is about JKB and his influence on economic theory and policy, his extraordinary busy life, and political connections made initially at Harvard as an instuctor (and, later,. unsung hero This is an excellent portrayal of the life of Galbraith, set in the surrounding economic and political history of his lifetime. I highly recommend it for these reasons.In addition, a theme of Galbraith's understanding of the combination of economic and social and political currents is made clear. Impressively the lack of appreciation by the political and military figures in the US government during different presidencies, as well as the political bias affecting Galbraiths peers in the academic w. Michael Czarnik said Five Stars. Galbraith was an important voice. Parker integrates him well into the 70 or 80 years of relevant historical context.
From his acerbic analysis of America’s “private wealth and public squalor” to his denunciation of the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, Galbraith consistently challenged “conventional wisdom” (a phrase he coined). It will make readers more economically and politically aware.”—USA Today “The most readable and instructive biography of the century.”—William F. Here, in the first full-length biography of Galbraith and his times, Richard Parker provides not only a nuanced portrait of this extraordinary man, but also an important reinterpretation of twentieth-century public policy