The Affluent Society
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The Affluent Society is a landmark 1958 economic and social critique by John Kenneth Galbraith that challenges conventional views on wealth, consumerism, and public spending in postwar America.
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| The Affluent Society canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Affluent Society Context triple: [John Kenneth Galbraith, notableWork, The Affluent Society]
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A.
The Great Transformation
The Great Transformation is Karl Polanyi’s influential 1944 book analyzing the rise of market society and its disruptive social and political consequences.
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B.
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom is a landmark 1962 book by economist Milton Friedman that argues for the primacy of free-market capitalism as a foundation for individual liberty and limited government.
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C.
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom is a seminal 1944 political and economic treatise by Friedrich Hayek warning that central planning and government control over the economy can lead to tyranny and the erosion of individual freedom.
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D.
The Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth is an 1889 essay by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that argues the rich have a moral obligation to distribute their fortunes for the benefit of society.
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E.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Affluent Society Target entity description: The Affluent Society is a landmark 1958 economic and social critique by John Kenneth Galbraith that challenges conventional views on wealth, consumerism, and public spending in postwar America.
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A.
The Great Transformation
The Great Transformation is Karl Polanyi’s influential 1944 book analyzing the rise of market society and its disruptive social and political consequences.
-
B.
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom is a landmark 1962 book by economist Milton Friedman that argues for the primacy of free-market capitalism as a foundation for individual liberty and limited government.
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C.
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom is a seminal 1944 political and economic treatise by Friedrich Hayek warning that central planning and government control over the economy can lead to tyranny and the erosion of individual freedom.
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D.
The Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth is an 1889 essay by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that argues the rich have a moral obligation to distribute their fortunes for the benefit of society.
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E.
American Power and the New Mandarins
American Power and the New Mandarins is a 1969 collection of political essays by Noam Chomsky that sharply criticizes U.S. foreign policy and intellectual complicity in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | John Kenneth Galbraith ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
conventional wisdom
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dependence effect ⓘ social balance between private and public sectors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
overemphasis on private consumption
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reliance on outdated economic ideas ⓘ traditional neoclassical economic assumptions ⓘ underinvestment in public services ⓘ |
| deweyDecimalClassification | 339.4 ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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political economy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| genre |
economic critique
ⓘ
social critique ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780395925003 ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a classic of 20th-century economic literature
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widely influential in economic thought ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The New Industrial State ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on consumer culture
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discussion of welfare state expansion ⓘ public policy debates in the 1960s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | HB171 .G25 1958 ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of private affluence versus public squalor
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popularizing the term "conventional wisdom" ⓘ |
| proposes |
greater public investment
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reassessment of social priorities ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| relatedWork | American Capitalism ⓘ |
| setInContext | post–World War II prosperity in the United States ⓘ |
| subject |
consumerism
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economic policy ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ postwar American economy ⓘ private affluence and public squalor ⓘ public goods ⓘ public spending ⓘ wealth distribution ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
1950s United States
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postwar era ⓘ |
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