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Biographer Sees New Relevance in Economist Galbraith

Harvard professor Richard Parker's John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, Politics and Economics is the first authorized biography of the influential thinker, now 96. The book traces the life of the liberal intellectual icon, from his childhood in rural Canada to the present day.

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