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What year was "American Capitalism" published?

  • 1942

  • 1952

  • 1962

  • 1972

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Published in 1952, "American Capitalism: The Concept of Countervailing Power" is an influential book by John Kenneth Galbraith. It introduces the concept of countervailing power, arguing that in the American economic system, large corporations and labor unions balance each other's power, preventing the concentration of economic control.
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