Posted, of course, in the Economics forum.

[link|http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/obituaries/30galbraith.html?_r=1&ex=1146715200&en=f19c29f3757e2503&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin|http://www.nytimes.c...87%0A&oref=slogin]

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"Mr. Galbraith was one of the most widely read authors in the history of economics; among his 33 books was "The Affluent Society" (1958), one of those rare works that forces a nation to re-examine its values. He wrote fluidly, even on complex topics, and many of his compelling phrases \ufffd among them "the affluent society," "conventional wisdom" and "countervailing power" \ufffd became part of the language."

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"Nearly 40 years after writing "The Affluent Society," Mr. Galbraith updated it in 1996 as "The Good Society." In it, he said his earlier concerns had only worsened: that if anything, America had become even more a "democracy of the fortunate."

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RIP, old friend. We'll miss you.