Table of Contents

Foreword ix Richard Parker To Acknowledge xix 1 A Look at the Landscape 1 2 After Adam 10 3 The Enduring Interim 23 4 The Merchants and the State 35 5 The French Design 51 6 The New World of Adam Smith 63 7 Refinement, Affirmation-and the Seeds of Revolt 80 8 The Great Classical Tradition, 1: Around the Margins 98 9 The Great Classical Tradition, 2: The Mainstream 113 10 The Great Classical Tradition, 3: The Defense of the Faith 124 11 The Grand Assault 139 12 The Separate Personality of Money 154 13 American Concerns: Trade and Trusts; Enriched and the Rich 170 14 Completion and Criticism 195 15 The Primal Force of the Great Depression 211 16 The Birth of the Welfare State 229 17 John Maynard Keynes 241 18 Affirmation by Mars 259 19 High Noon 274 20 Twilight and Evening Bell 290 21 The Present as the Future, 1 307 22 The Present as the Future, 2 318 Index 327

About the Author

John Kenneth Galbraith (19082006) was one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. He was professor of economics at Harvard University and served as U.S. ambassador to India during the Kennedy administration. He wrote more than fifty books, including American Capitalism, The Affluent Society, and The New Industrial State (Princeton).

Reviews

"Remarkable...Economics in Perspectivewill raise Galbraith's reputation among those who already know him and will introduce him to a new generation. More than a quick one-volume review of economic thought, [this book] is a sweeping, often brilliant and always accessible summary of the insights Galbraith has developed."--Los Angeles Times "Another classic by Galbraith."--Library Journal "An accomplished annalist as well as an acute analyst, Galbraith offers capsule commentary on significant contributors to the development of economic ideas from Aristotle through Keynes and beyond... [Economics in Perspective] affords an engaging, opinionated introduction to economic theory and practice."--Kirkus