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Is Inequality in America Irreversible?
Series: The Future of Capitalism
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We are living in a time of extreme inequality: America’s three richest people now own as much wealth as the bottom half of the population. Although most accept that this is grotesque, many politicians accept it as irreversible.
In Is Inequality in America Irreversible?, leading US researcher and activist Chuck Collins succinctly diagnoses the drivers of rampant inequality, arguing that such disparities have their roots in 40 years of the powerful rigging the system in their favour. He proposes a far-reaching policy agenda, analyses the barriers to progress, and shows how transformative local campaigns can become a national movement for change.
This book is a powerful analysis of how the plutocracy sold us a toxic lie, and what we can do to reverse inequality.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781509522514
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 March 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 125.0mm
Height: 188.0mm
Weight: 159g
Pages: 140
About the Author
Chuck Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies where he directs the Program on Inequality and co-edits Inequality.org
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