The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (865 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00YT65X1M |
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| Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Reagan era to the Great Recession and its long aftermath, Stiglitz delves into the irresponsible policies - deregulation, tax cuts, and tax breaks for the 1 percent - that are leaving many Americans further and further behind and turning the American dream into an ever more unachievable myth. Ultimately, Stiglitz believes, our choice is not between growth and fairness; with the right policies, we can choose both. Gathering his writings for popular outlets including Vanity Fair and <
Angie Boyter said Nice collection for Stiglitz fans. The growing disparity in income and wealth between the richest Americans and “the rest of us” is very much in the news these days, but Nobel-Prize-winning economist Joseph Stigliz has been writing about it for a long time. This book brings together short pieces that appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair and the New York Times warning of the dangers of inequality as long ago as "Nice collection for Stiglitz fans" according to Angie Boyter. The growing disparity in income and wealth between the richest Americans and “the rest of us” is very much in the news these days, but Nobel-Prize-winning economist Joseph Stigliz has been writing about it for a long time. This book brings together short pieces that appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair and the New York Times warning of the dangers of inequality as long ago as 2007.The book is in nine sections. The first section he calls a Prelude because it d. 007.The book is in nine sections. The first section he calls a Prelude because it d. Choices have and do create harsh consequences. Bill Wells This is a thoughtful, readable book that articulated thoughts I've had but not really expressed.As a 3-percenter I've benefited from a graduate level public education as the first and only male in my family to graduate from collage.I work at a national lab where we truly do invent the future, and watch the struggle for funding to do so.Sure I'd like lower taxes, but I'd rather see education, infrastructure and R&D well funded.This book is about choosing to increase demand by cra. complex economic issues with clarity that even a layman like me can comprehend digital reader Stiglistz writes about complex economic issues with clarity that even a layman like me can comprehend. He is in direct opposition to the Chicago School of unfettered Free Market Capitalism and Privatization of Milton Friedman et al. And he proves just how wrong that group is. First he documents the history of the rapid growth of inequality in America over the last 30+ years; he explains just how devastating to the economy, the Middle Class, and to America this trend has been. An