John Kenneth Galbraith — A Theory of Price Control

Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1952 . First edition. Cloth. The uncommon first edition of this early work on economics by prominent Canadian-American economist Ken Galbraith, in the very scarce original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing, of this uncommon work.In the very scarce publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Galbraith leaned toward post-Keynesian economics from an institutionalist perspective, and was involved in Democrat Party politics in the twentieth century. He is known for a trilogy on economics: American Capitalism, The Affluent Society, and The New Industrial State.In this work, he discusses the underlying theory of price controls, and how this can be applied.With the stamp of J.P. Miller to the head of the front pastedown and front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Minor shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally fine. Small stamp to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Small losses of paper to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with two small losses to the head of the front wrap, and small chip to front wrap tail. Small closed tear and chip to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.