John Kenneth Galbraith, The Age of Uncertainty (1977), p. 323
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The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo.
— John Kenneth Galbraith on Cities
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About John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith (15 October 1908 – 29 April 2006) was a Canadian-American economist and author.
About John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith (15 October 1908 – 29 April 2006) was a Canadian-American economist and author.
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