{"product_id":"the-asset-economy-by-lisa-adkins-9781509543465","title":"The Asset Economy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRising inequality is the defining feature of our age. With the lion’s share of wealth growth going to the top, for a growing percentage of society a middle-class existence is out of reach. What exactly are the economic shifts that have driven the social transformations taking place in Anglo-capitalist societies?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this timely book, \u003cem\u003eThe Asset Economy\u003c\/em\u003e, Lisa Adkins, Melinda Cooper and Martijn Konings argue that the rise of the asset economy has produced a new logic of inequality. Several decades of property inflation have seen asset ownership overshadow employment as a determinant of class position. Exploring the impact of generational dynamics in this new class landscape, the book advances an original perspective on a range of phenomena that are widely debated but poorly understood – including the growth of wealth inequalities and precarity, the dynamics of urban property inflation, changes in fiscal and monetary policy, and the predicament of the “millennial” generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite widespread awareness of the harmful effects of Quantitative Easing and similar asset-supporting measures, we appear to have entered an era of policy “lock-in” that is responsible for a growing disconnect between popular expectations and institutional priorities. The resulting polarization underlies many of the volatile dynamics and rapidly shifting alliances that dominate today’s headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432806367468,"sku":"9781509543465","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509543465.jpg?v=1774766402","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-asset-economy-by-lisa-adkins-9781509543465","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}