The America's growing inequality crisis and what we can do about it Noah, Timothy creator Mulbrandon, Catherine illustrator text nyu New York Bloomsbury Press 2012 monographic eng

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264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm The income gap in America has been blamed on everything from computers to immigration, but its causes and consequences call for a patient, non-partisan exploration. Noah explains not only how this "Great Divergence" has come about, but why it threatens American democracy--and most important, how we can begin to reverse it. Paradise lost -- Going up -- Usual suspects -- Teeming shores -- Kudoka and the College Premium -- Offshore -- Unequal government -- The fall of Detroit -- Rise of the stinking rich -- Why it matters and what to do -- What to do. Timothy Noah; illustrations by Catherine Mulbrandon. Includes bibliographical references and index. Income distribution United States Wealth United States Poverty United States Equality United States Distribución del ingreso Estados Unidos Riqueza Estados Unidos Pobreza Estados Unidos Igualdad Estados Unidos United States Economic conditions United States Economic policy Estados Unidos Condiciones económicas Estados Unidos Política económica HC 110 N739g 2012 339.2/20973 9781608196333 160819633X 170314 20230805181439.0 eng