| − | '''John Kenneth Galbraith''' (1908-2006) was a [[liberal]] economist who agitated for more [[John Maynard Keynes|Keynesian]] and [[social democracy|social democratic]] economic policies in the in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/obituaries/30galbraith.html</ref> Born in Canada, he became a U.S. citizen in 1937. He was a professor at Harvard University for over 25 years, an adviser to several [[Democratic]] U.S. presidents, U.S. ambassador to India under President John Kennedy, and author of dozens of books. His most famous book, ''The Affluent Society'', was a bestseller in 1958.<ref>http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=17618868</ref> | + | '''John Kenneth Galbraith''' (1908-2006) was a [[liberal]] economist who agitated for more [[John Maynard Keynes|Keynesian]] and [[social democracy|social democratic]] economic policies in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/obituaries/30galbraith.html</ref> Born in Canada, he became a U.S. citizen in 1937. He was a professor at Harvard University for over 25 years, an adviser to several [[Democratic]] U.S. presidents, U.S. ambassador to India under President John Kennedy, and author of dozens of books. His most famous book, ''The Affluent Society'', was a bestseller in 1958.<ref>http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=17618868</ref> |