The price of inequality /
Stiglitz, Joseph E.,
The price of inequality / Joseph E. Stiglitz. - Paperback edition. - London : Penguin Books, 2013. - lxiv, 523 p. ; 20 cm.
New preface to the paperback edition (pages [ix]-lviii). Previous edition: London : Allen Lane, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-502) and index.
Explains why we are experiencing destructively high levels of inequality - and why this is not inevitable. This book focuses chiefly on the gross inequality to which these systems give rise, but also explains how inextricably interlinked they are.
9780718197384 (pbk.)
Equality.
Capitalism.
Social classes.
Economic policy.
United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
United States--Social conditions--21st century.
330.973 / STP 2013
The price of inequality / Joseph E. Stiglitz. - Paperback edition. - London : Penguin Books, 2013. - lxiv, 523 p. ; 20 cm.
New preface to the paperback edition (pages [ix]-lviii). Previous edition: London : Allen Lane, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-502) and index.
Explains why we are experiencing destructively high levels of inequality - and why this is not inevitable. This book focuses chiefly on the gross inequality to which these systems give rise, but also explains how inextricably interlinked they are.
9780718197384 (pbk.)
Equality.
Capitalism.
Social classes.
Economic policy.
United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
United States--Social conditions--21st century.
330.973 / STP 2013