John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) was a Canadian-American economist and longtime Harvard professor. He wrote bestselling books including The Affluent Society and The New Industrial State, arguing that large corporations and advertising shape consumer demand rather than simply responding to it. He worked within the institutionalist tradition with post-Keynesian sympathies, and served as United States ambassador to India. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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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.
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October 15, 1908
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The Canadian-born John Kenneth Galbraith has been considered by many as the "Last American Institutionalist ".
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