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The great divide : unequal societies and what we can do about them
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Discusses the causes of inequality, including unjust and irresponsible economic policies and misguided priorities, and offers suggestions to help the United States become a more fair and equitable ...
Discusses the causes of inequality, including unjust and irresponsible economic policies and misguided priorities, and offers suggestions to help the United States become a more fair and equitable society.--Publisher information.
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- Creator
- Joseph E. Stiglitz
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- English
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- First edition
- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]
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- xxvi, 428 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780393248579, 0393248577
- OCLC
- ocn904528653
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Prelude: Showing cracks : The economic consequences of Mr. Bush ; Capitalist fools ; anatomy of a murder: who killed America's economy? ; How to get out of the financial crisis -- Part I. Big think : Of the 1 percent, by the 1 percent, for the 1 percent ; 1 percent's problem ; Slow growth and inequality are political choices, we can choose otherwise. ; Inequality goes global ; Inequality is a choice ; Democracy in the 21st century ; Phony capitalism -- Part II. Personal reflections : How Dr. King shaped my work in economics ; myth of America's golden age -- Part III. Dimensions of inequality : Equal opportunity, our national myth ; Student debt and the crushing of the American Dream ; Justice for some ; one housing solution left: mass mortgage refinancing ; Inequality and the American child ; Ebola and inequality -- Part IV. Causes of America's growing inequality : America's socialism for the rich ; A tax system stacked against the 99 percent ; Globalization isn't just about profits, it's about taxes too ; Fallacies of Romney's logic -- Part V. Consequences of inequality : wrong lesson from Detroit's bankruptcy ; In no one we trust -- Part VI. Policy : How policy has contributed to the great economic divide ; Why Janet Yellen, not Larry Summers, should lead the Fed ; insanity of our food policy ; On the wrong side of globalization ; free-trade charade ; How intellectual property reinforces inequality ; India's patently wise decision ; Eliminating extreme inequality: a sustainable development goal, 2015-2030 ; postcrisis crises ; Inequality is not inevitable -- Part VII. Regional perspectives : Mauritius miracle ; Singapore's lessons for an unequal America ; Japan should be alert ; Japan is a model, not a cautionary tale ; China's roadmap ; Reforming China's state-market balance ; Medellín: a light unto cities ; American delusions down under ; Scottish independence ; Spain's depression -- Part VIII. Putting America back to work : How to put America back to work ; Inequality is holding back the recovery ; book of jobs ; Scarcity in an age of plenty ; Turn left for growth ; innovation enigma -- Q & A: Joseph Stiglitz on the fallacy that the top 1 percent drives innovation, and why the Reagan Administration was America's inequality turning point