John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes about Competition

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Complexity and obscurity have professional value - they are the academic equivalents of apprenticeship rules in the building trades. They exclude the outsiders, keep down the competition, preserve the image of a

Complexity and obscurity have professional value - they are the academic equivalents of apprenticeship rules in the building trades. They exclude the outsiders, keep down the competition, preserve the image of a privileged or priestly class. The man who makes things clear is a scab. He is criticized less for his clarity than for his treachery.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Men, Class, Competition

John Kenneth Galbraith (1980). “Annals of an Abiding Liberal”, Plume

A drastic reduction in weapons competition following a general release from the commitment to the Cold War would be sharply in conflict with the needs of the industrial system.

John Kenneth Galbraith

War, Commitment, Competition

John Kenneth Galbraith (1971). “The new industrial state”, Houghton Mifflin