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This book identifies and explains the major economic contributions of John Kenneth Galbraith, and places his work in the context of Post Keynesian and Institutionalist Economics. This book was published as a special issue of the
Review of Political Economy.
List of contents
1. John Kenneth Galbraith and Post Keynesian Tradition in Economics Steven Pressman
2. The Abiding Economics of John Kenneth Galbraith James K. Galbraith
3.J.K. Galbraith and the Nature of Modern Money Paul Davidson & Stephen P. Dunn
4. The Dependence Effect, Consumption and Happiness: Galbraith Revisited Amitava Krishna Dutt
5. John Kenneth Galbraith’s Contributions to the Theory and Analysis of Speculative Financial Markets Charles G. Leathers & J. Patrick Raines
6. The Theory of Price Controls: John Kenneth Galbraith’s Contribution Stephanie Laguerodie & Francisco Vergara
7. Galbraith on Advertising, Credit and Consumption: A Retrospective and Empirical Investigation Douglas J. Lamdin
8. The Economic Contributions of John Kenneth Galbraith Stephen P. Dunn & Steven Pressman
About the author
Steven Pressman is Professor of Economics and Finance at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ. He also serves as North American Editor of the Review of Political Economy, Associate Editor and Book Review Editor of the Eastern Economic Journal, and as Treasurer of the Easter Economic Association.
Summary
This book identifies and explains the major economic contributions of John Kenneth Galbraith, and places his work in the context of Post Keynesian and Institutionalist Economics. This book was published as a special issue of the Review of Political Economy.
