With searing wit and incisive commentary, John Kenneth Galbraith redefined America's perception of itself in The New Industrial State, one of his landmark works. The United States is no longer a free-enterprise society, Galbraith argues, but a structured state controlled by the largest companies. Advertising is the means by which these companies manage demand and create consumer "need" where none previously existed. Multinational corporations are the continuation of this power system on an international level. The goal of these companies is not the betterment of society, but immortality through an uninterrupted stream of earnings.
First published in 1967, The New Industrial State continues to resonate today.
| ISBN: | 9780691131412 |
| Publication date: | 18th May 2007 |
| Author: | John Kenneth Galbraith |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 518 pages |
| Series: | The James Madison Library in American Politics |
| Genres: |
Economics |
With searing wit and incisive commentary, John Kenneth Galbraith redefined America's perception of itself in The New Industrial State, one of his landmark works. The United States is no longer a free-enterprise society, Galbraith argues, but a structured state controlled by the largest companies. Advertising is the means by which these companies manage demand and create consumer "need" where none previously existed. Multinational corporations are the continuation of this power system on an international level. The goal of these companies is not the betterment of society, but immortality through an uninterrupted stream of earnings.
First published in 1967, The New Industrial State continues to resonate today.
The New Industrial State features in the following genres: Economics
The New Industrial State is available in Paperback
The New Industrial State was written by John Kenneth Galbraith and published by Princeton University Press
The New Industrial State has 518 pages
Yes it is part of The James Madison Library in American Politics series