Dec 30, 2009

The Affluent Society | What Do I Read Next?

In An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), economist Adam Smith (whom Galbraith describes as ‘‘one of the founding trinity of economics’’) puts forth the first systematized theory of political economy.
In his Essay on Population (1798), Thomas Robert Malthus (whom Galbraith describes as ‘‘one of the founding trinity of economics’’) offers his theory of the relationship between population growth and economic stability.
In Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817), David...