affluent society — noun A society in which the ordinary person can afford many things once regarded as luxuries • • • Main Entry: ↑affluent * * * affluent society, a society with an abundant supply and consumption of luxury products a services: »Motor cars, now… … Useful english dictionary
Original affluent society — The original affluent society is a theory postulating that hunter gatherers were the original affluent society. This theory was first articulated by Marshall Sahlins at a symposium entitled Man the Hunter held in Chicago in 1966. The significance … Wikipedia
affluent — [af′lo͞o ənt; ] occas. [ a flo͞o′ənt] adj. [ME < L affluens, prp. of affluere: see AFFLUENCE] 1. flowing freely 2. plentiful; abundant 3. wealthy; prosperous; rich [the affluent society] n. 1. a tributary stream: opposed to … English World dictionary
The Great Crash, 1929 — is a book written by John Kenneth Galbraith and published in 1954; it is an economic history of the lead up to the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The book argues that the 1929 stock market crash was precipitated by rampant speculation in the stock… … Wikipedia
The New Industrial State — is a 1967 (2nd, revised, edition in 1972) book by John Kenneth Galbraith. In it, Galbraith asserts that within the industrial sectors of modern capitalist societies, the traditional mechanism of supply and demand is supplanted by the planning of… … Wikipedia
The Nature of Mass Poverty — [The nature of mass poverty Galbraith, J.K. Cambridge, Mass. (USA) Harvard Univ. Press 1979 ISBN 0 674 60533 0 Originally given as lectures at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva and at Radcliffe Institute;] is… … Wikipedia
society — noun 1 people who have shared customs and laws ADJECTIVE ▪ larger, wider ▪ the position of women within the family and the wider society ▪ entire, whole ▪ An entire society has been co … Collocations dictionary
society — noun 1 PEOPLE IN GENERAL (U) people in general, considered in relation to the structure of laws, organizations etc that makes it possible for them to live together: Society has a right to expect people to obey the law. | a danger to society: He… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
The Millionaire Next Door — The book The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America s Wealthy (1996, ISBN 0 671 01520 6) is by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. This book is a compilation of research done by the two authors in the profiles of… … Wikipedia
affluent — af‧flu‧ent [ˈæfluənt] adjective having plenty of money, a nice house, expensive things etc : • The students mainly come from affluent families. • The town is located in a relatively affluent area, with the average income 15% above the national… … Financial and business terms
