John kenneth galbraith oc october 15 1908 april 29 2006 also known as ken galbraith was a canadian american economist diplomat public official and intellectuala leading proponent of 20th century american liberalism his books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000sas an economist he leaned toward post keynesian economics from an institutionalist . Best selling works as canadian born economist john kenneth galbraiths the affluent society 1969 and the new industrial state 1967 in addition there is the new institutionalism that links economic behaviour with societal concerns this school is represented by such scholars as oliver williamson and douglass north who view . En la edicion impresa de the new industrial state 1967 galbraith amplio su analisis del papel del poder en la vida economica argumentando que muy pocas industrias en los estados unidos encajan en el modelo de competencia perfecta un concepto central del libro es la secuencia revisada la sabiduria convencional en el pensamiento economico retrata la vida economica como un conjunto . The affluent society is a 1958 4th edition revised 1984 book by harvard economist john kenneth galbraiththe book sought to clearly outline the manner in which the post world war ii united states was becoming wealthy in the private sector but remained poor in the public sector lacking social and physical infrastructure and perpetuating income disparities. In the new industrial state galbraith argued that economic decisions are planned by a private bureaucracy a technostructure of experts who manipulate marketing and public relations channels this hierarchy is self serving profits are no longer the prime motivator and even managers are not in control because they are the new planners corporations detest risk require steady economic and