Galbraith at Gstaad
4 May 2006
Editor, The New York Post
Dear Editor:
George Will is correct: John Kenneth Galbraith believed that capitalism turns ordinary people into contemptible materialists ("Galbraith’s Groupthink," May 4). It's worth adding to Mr. Will’s excellent analysis that Galbraith wrote The Affluent Society, his broadside against individuals' quests for modern amenities and creature comforts, while at his ski chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, The New York Post
Dear Editor:
George Will is correct: John Kenneth Galbraith believed that capitalism turns ordinary people into contemptible materialists ("Galbraith’s Groupthink," May 4). It's worth adding to Mr. Will’s excellent analysis that Galbraith wrote The Affluent Society, his broadside against individuals' quests for modern amenities and creature comforts, while at his ski chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Tuesday February 20, 2007 at 9:38am