A memorable passage in this work describes a family camping trip before asking, "is this, indeed, th
A memorable passage in this work describes a family camping trip before asking, "is this, indeed, the American Genius?" This text was expanded on in a later tract exploring the widespread "technostructure" that prioritizes stasis over efficient risk-taking. This work posits that demand no longer arises "organically" from needs but is instead directed by (*) advertising, and dismisses classical economics as irrelevant to a consumer state. This work calls for a renewed public investment, especially in education, after criticizing the "conventional wisdom" that no longer applies to post-World War II America. Warning of a widening income disparity within the titular social order, for 10 points, identify this 1958 work by John Galbraith.
A memorable passage in this work describes a family camping trip before asking, "is this, indeed, the American Genius?
The Affluent Society