Branko Milanovic charts 200 years of the fascinating history of the discourse on inequality through portraits of six key economists, from Quesnay to Kuznets. In their work and lives, we see how differently each conceived of inequality, and how the su...Lasīt vairāk
Martha J Bailey, Leah Platt Boustan, William J Collins
Sērija : National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
(Izdošanas datums: 14-May-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226840642)
This volume refines and extends the economic history literature on economic inequality in the United States. Economic inequality manifests itself on various dimensions, including access to resources and to economic security, as well as access to edu...Lasīt vairāk
Applying lessons from history to the reality of poverty today in the United States-the most affluent country in the world-this book analyzes contributing factors to poverty and proposes steps to relieve people affected by it.America...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Nov-2023, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517915964)
A groundbreaking feminist perspective on Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) rule in Bolivia and the countrys radical transformation under Evo Morales The presidency of Evo Morales in Bolivia (20062019) has produced considerable academic sch...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Nov-2023, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517915957)
Cash, Clothes, and Construction presents the first gender-based analysis of pluri-economy, a central pillar of Evo Moraless Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) in Bolivia to overthrow neoliberalism and decolonize politics and economics. Centering the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 10-Oct-2023, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Harvard University Press, ISBN-13: 9780674264144)
Todays inequality discourse has a fascinating and illuminating 300-year history. Branko Milanovic describes the evolution of the idea of inequality through portraits of six key economists, from Quesnay to Kuznets. In their work and lives, we see th...Lasīt vairāk
The fight for a 15 minimum wage. Nationwide teacher strikes. Bernie Sanderss political revolution and the rise of AOC. Black Lives Matter. #MeToo. Read how the Occupy movement helped reshape American politics, culture and the groundbreaking move...Lasīt vairāk
The New York Times bestseller from business journalist Christopher Leonard infiltrates one of Americas most mysterious institutionsthe Federal Reserveto show how its policies spearheaded by Chairman Jerome Powell over the past ten years...Lasīt vairāk
A powerful vision for reimagining prosperity for the twenty-first century.Prosperity in the Twenty-First Century sets out a new vision for prosperity in the twenty-first century and how it can be achieved for all. The volume cha...Lasīt vairāk
A powerful vision for reimagining prosperity for the twenty-first century.Prosperity in the Twenty-First Century sets out a new vision for prosperity in the twenty-first century and how it can be achieved for all. The volume cha...Lasīt vairāk
This book focuses on the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) in Latin America and examines the role of the markets in serving low-income populations as consumers, distributors and entrepreneurs. It will be of interest to managers, policy makers, students an...Lasīt vairāk
This second volume on the political and social economy of financialization in the US focuses on the consequences of the rise of finance for the American macroeconomy, household inequality, and the management of nonfinancial business enterprises....Lasīt vairāk
As social inequality grows, historical analysis on wealth and income distribution across the 20th century often does not take into account inequality of education, health, housing and chances of social mobility, nor does it differentiate statistic...Lasīt vairāk
Fords overlap of past and present, narrative and commentary is masterful, and makes this volume all the more valuable to those readers wise enough to allow the past to inform the future. Of Blood and Sweat is a myth-busting work...Lasīt vairāk
This book aims to empirically and theoretically study how the economic growth and inequality affected Chinas rural poverty since Chinas reform and opening-up. Apart from the trickle-down effect, some empirical researches show that rising inequ...Lasīt vairāk
Between 1920 and 1950 America saw an unprecedented expansion of wealth and power underwritten by technological innovation, cultural confidence, and victory in war. American elites won World War II, rebuilt the world order with America at its head, i...Lasīt vairāk
The people in the United States are experiencing an extreme degree of division, political partisanship, and civic disorder. Destructive fights are waged about matters such as misinformation, voting rights, school curriculum, government spending, and...Lasīt vairāk
A compelling investigation into the phenomenon of dirty work labour that society considers essential, but morally compromised. A New Statesman Book of the Year This book will prompt a public reckoning with inequality in work Michael J. Sandel A...Lasīt vairāk
This original and wide-ranging book examines how conflicts may have been more or less constructively conducted and affected the changing class, status, and power inequality in America since 1945. Initially, it assesses how some conflicts destructive...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 17-Nov-2022, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: The New Press, ISBN-13: 9781620977408)
The must-have new edition of the classic book-and-poster set, based on the most recent census data, depicting who owns what, who makes how much, who works where, and who lives with whomGenerations of teachers, union organizers, and activist...Lasīt vairāk
World Inequality Report 2022 is the most authoritative and comprehensive account of global trends in inequality, providing cutting-edge information about income and wealth inequality and also pioneering data about the history of inequality, ge...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 20-Sep-2022, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469671208)
Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn. At several historic moments, the trajectory of racial inequality could have been altered dramatically. But neither Reconstruction nor the New Deal...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides an analysis of the process and outcomes of the tax reform, with a focus on progressivity, redistribution, and inequality. Between 1977 and 1986, Spain underwent a comprehensive tax reform which shaped its fiscal system until tod...Lasīt vairāk
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Going back in time to expose the roots of the struggle for racial equity and justice, from pre-colonial Africa through post-Civil War America, this researched and documented book offers valuable insight into our understanding of black history and the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Apr-2022, Hardback, Izdevniecība: The Belknap Press, ISBN-13: 9780674273559)
A leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality despite crises, disasters, and backsliding. In this powerful new work, Thomas Piketty reminds us that risin...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 17-Mar-2022, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781982166632)
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The New York Times bestselling business journalist Christopher Leonard infiltrates one of Americas most mysterious institutions-the Federal Reserve-to show how its policies over the past ten years have accelerated income inequality and put our coun...Lasīt vairāk
