The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
By Joseph E. Stiglitz
Read by Paul Boehmer
Unabridged
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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200078158
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ISBN: 9798200078172
Runtime: | 13.08 Hours |
Category: | Nonfiction/Business & Economics |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation's wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that "their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live."Stiglitz draws on his deep understanding of economics to show that growing inequality is not inevitable: moneyed interests compound their wealth by stifling true, dynamic capitalism. They have made America the most unequal advanced industrial country while crippling growth, trampling on the rule of law, and undermining democracy. The result: a divided society that cannot tackle its most pressing problems. With characteristic insight, Stiglitz examines our current state, then teases out its implications for democracy, for monetary and budgetary policy, and for globalization. He closes with a plan for a more just and prosperous future.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Paul Boehmer's deep but gentle tone provides a comforting voice for the harsh realities that Stiglitz reveals.…More importantly, Boehmer knows how to project the key sentences of every paragraph, bringing home Stiglitz's point and giving the listener its full weight. —AudioFile
Details
Details
Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
Category: | Nonfiction/Business & Economics |
Runtime: | 13.08 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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