John Kenneth Galbraith

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.

Preface Political Economy and the Useful Economist Political Economy in Agriculture Political Economy and the Art of Controversy The Political Economy of Affluence The Political Economy of the Great Political Economy and the Public Purpose Political Economy in the Conservative Hour Political Economy and the Galbraithian Legacy Conclusion References Index

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.