New Releases by John Kenneth Galbraith

Contains primary source material.

Originally given as lectures at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva and at Radcliffe Institute.

The distinguished diplomat and economist surveys the ideas and influence of economists and social philosophers, from Adam Smith''s day to the present, contrasting the certainties in ninteenth-century economic thought with the uncertainty of today''s.

Criticism of the present economic system of the USA and proposals for comprehensive economic policy reform - covers the general economic theory of advanced economic development, consumption, and the concept of the household, the market system in relation to the service sector and the self employed, economic planning, price policy, inflation, income distribution, fiscal policy, the environment, technological change, the role of women, etc.

Cover title: Economics, peace, and laughter. Includes bibliographical references.

Selections from this book have appeared in the Oct. 1969 issue of American Heritage.

The purpose of economic development; The causes of poverty; The choice; Development as a process; Developing and developed; Development planning and practice; Education and economic development; ...

No detailed description available for "Marketing Efficiency in Puerto Rico".

"Third printing, 1980 [with new introd.]" Includes bibliographical references and index.