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Power, Market and Techno-Structure in John Kenneth Galbraith’s Thought

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  • Adem LEVENT

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In this study, the economic thoughts of John Kenneth Galbraith are examined who is one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. For this purpose, Galbraith’s economic thought is dealt with in the context of two heterodox schools for economics which are called as the Institutional Economics and Post Keynesian Economics. Furthermore, the notions of modern company, techno-structure, power, countervailing power, affluent society, dependence effect and consumption culture which are formed Galbraith’s economic thought with reference to economists as Thorstein Veblen, John Maynard Keynes, Joseph Schumpeter and Milton Friedman is analyzed. Galbraith tries to understand the US’s economic, social, and politic changes after World War II with the given notions.

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  • Adem LEVENT, 2016. "Power, Market and Techno-Structure in John Kenneth Galbraith’s Thought," Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences, KSP Journals, vol. 3(2), pages 214-218, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ksp:journ4:v:3:y:2016:i:2:p:214-218
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    Keywords

    Modern Company; Countervailing Power; Affluent Society; Techno-Structure; Conventional Wisdom; Planning System; Market System.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D92 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Intertemporal Firm Choice, Investment, Capacity, and Financing
    • E20 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
    • N10 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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