The Price Of Inequality by Joseph Stiglitz

414 pages ; 24 cm. The impact of inequality on societies is now increasingly well understood - higher crime, health problems and mental illness, lower educational achievements, social cohesion and life expectancy. But what are the causes of inequality, why is it growing so rapidly and what are its economic impacts? This exceptional book, by one of the world's most celebrated and original economists, provides authoritative answers to these timely questions. Ch. 1 America's 1 (one) Percent Problem -- ch. 2 Rent seeking and the making of an unequal society -- ch. 3 Markets and inequality -- ch. 4 Why it matters -- ch. 5 A democracy in peril -- ch. 6 1984 is upon us -- ch. 7 Justice for all? How inequality is eroding the Rule of Law -- ch. 8 The battle of the budget -- ch. 9 A macroeconomic policy and a Central Bank by and for the 1 (one) percent -- ch. 10 The way forward: another world is possible. Includes bibliographical references and index. This 2012 London : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9781846146930 SKU: 1569807 This image is of the actual book.

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