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John Kenneth Galbraith
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Canadian-American economist and diplomat (1908–2006)
John Kenneth Galbraith was a Canadian-American economist and diplomat who lived from 1908 to 2006 and became one of the most influential economic thinkers of the 20th century. His work and ideas about how modern corporations and government function continue to shape debates about economics and public policy today.
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John Kenneth Galbraith OC (October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006), also known as Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s. As an economist, he leaned toward post-Keynesian economics from an institutionalist perspective. Galbraith was a long-time Harvard faculty member…
Known for
- On Common Ground — Self - Commentator2001
- Life Under Mike — Self2000
- John F. Kennedy: A Personal Story — Self (archive footage)1996
- Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry — Self1996
- The Invisible Wall — self1996
- Who’s Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics — Self1995
- Bill Moyers: Beyond Hate1991
- The Crash of 19291990
- Desert Island Discs — Self1982
- Race to Oblivion — Self - PhD. (archive footage)1982
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- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Galbraith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Child
- Peter W. Galbraith
- Occupation
- ambassador
- Position held
- United States Ambassador to India
- Employer
- Fortune
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Medal of Freedom
- Field of work
- diplomacy
- Movement
- Keynesian economics
- Image
- John Kenneth Galbraith from the back cover of "The Affluent Society".jpeg
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- American Philosophical Society
- date of death
- 2006-04-29
- date of birth
- 1908-10-15
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- James K. Galbraith
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Encyclopedic overview
John Kenneth Galbraith (October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006), also known as J. K. Galbraith or Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s. As an economist, he leaned toward post-Keynesian economics from an institutionalist perspective. He served as the deputy director of the powerful Office of Price Administration (OPA) during World War II in charge of stabilizing all prices, wages and rents in the American economy, to combat the threat of inflation and hoarding during a time of shortages and rationing, a task which was successfully accomplished.
Galbraith was a long-time Harvard faculty member and stayed with Harvard University for half a century as a professor of economics. He was a prolific author and wrote four dozen books, including several novels, and published more than a thousand articles and essays on various subjects. Among his works was a trilogy on economics, American Capitalism (1952), The Affluent Society (1958), and The New Industrial State (1967).
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