The [how today's divided society endangers our future] Stiglitz, Joseph E. 1943- creator text bibliography nyu New York W.W. Norton & Co. c2012 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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xxxi, 414 pages ; 25 cm. Summary: This work examines how the wealthy classes have contributed to growing inequality in society and explains how the quest to increase wealth has hindered the country's economic growth as well as its efforts to solve its most pressing economic problems. In it the author, a Nobel Prize-winning economist puts forth a forceful argument against America's vicious circle of growing inequality. America currently has the most inequality, and the least equality of opportunity, among the advanced countries. While market forces play a role in this stark picture, politics has shaped those market forces. Here the author exposes the efforts of well-heeled interests to compound their wealth in ways that have stifled true, dynamic capitalism. Along the way he examines the effect of inequality on our economy, our democracy, and our system of justice. He explains how inequality affects and is affected by every aspect of national policy, and offers a vision for a more just and prosperous future, supported by a concrete program to achieve that vision. Joseph E. Stiglitz. Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-397) and index. n-us--- Income distribution Social aspects United States Equality United States Distribución del ingreso Aspectos sociales Estados Unidos Igualdad Estados Unidos United States Economic conditions 21st century United States Social conditions 21st century Estados Unidos Condiciones económicas Estados Unidos Condiciones sociales HC 110 S855p 2012 305.50973 9780393088694 (hbk.) 0393088693 (hbk.) 2012014811 DLC 120413 20231120153811.0 114079 eng