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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
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Ideal for readers interested in economics, social justice, and contemporary American issues, as well as students and professionals seeking a critical analysis of capitalism's impact on public health.
A New York Times BestsellerA Wall Street Journal BestsellerA New York Times Notable Book of 2020A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceShortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the YearA New Statesman Book to ReadFrom economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism is a New York Times Bestseller, a Wall Street Journal Bestseller, and a New York Times Notable Book of 2020. It was also a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and was shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year. Additionally, it is recognised as a New Statesman Book to Read.
Authored by economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, this groundbreaking account examines how the flaws in capitalism are proving fatal for America's working class.
Deaths of despair, stemming from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism, are rising dramatically in the United States, claiming hundreds of thousands of American lives. Anne Case and Angus Deaton delve into the overwhelming surge in these deaths and explore the social and economic forces that are making life increasingly difficult for the working class.
As those with a college education become healthier and wealthier, adults without a degree are literally dying from pain and despair. Case and Deaton attribute this crisis to the weakening position of labour, the growing power of corporations, and a rapacious healthcare sector that redirects working-class wages into the pockets of the wealthy.
This critically important book paints a troubling portrait of the American dream in decline, while also providing solutions that aim to rein in capitalism's excesses and make it work for everyone.
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Winner of the Silver Medal in Business Commentary, Axiom Business Book Awards
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ISBN: 9780691217079
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 March 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Illustration: 26 b/w illus. 2 maps.
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Anne Case is the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs Emeritus at Princeton University. Angus Deaton, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in economics, is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at Princeton University and Presidential Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California.
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