The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future

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Synopsis
The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation's wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live." Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable: moneyed interests compound their wealth by stifling true, dynamic capitalism. They have made America the most unequal advanced industrial country while crippling growth, trampling on the rule of law, and undermining democracy. The result: a divided society that cannot tackle its most pressing problems. With characteristic insight, Stiglitz examines our current state, then teases out its implications for democracy, for monetary and budgetary policy, and for globalization. He closes with a plan for a more just and prosperous future.
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
414 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780393088694
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Sociology
Submitted By:
Deborah Murray
Proofread By:
Michael Castner
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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