| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
01476nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
9780815381297 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
339.220973 |
| Item number |
SHE-I |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME |
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| Personal name |
Sherman, Howard J. |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME |
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| Personal name |
Sherman, Paul D. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Inequality, Boom, and Bust |
| Sub Title |
: from billionaire capitalism to equality and full employment |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
London |
| Name of publisher |
Routledge |
| Year of publication |
2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Number of Pages |
xx, 207p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Include Reference and Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
There is enormous inequality between the income and wealth of the richest 1 percent and all other Americans. While the top 1 percent own 42 percent of all wealth in America, the lower half on the income ladder has only 2 percent of all of the wealth. This book develops a viewpoint contrary to the prevailing conservative paradigm, setting out both reasons for this inequality and the impact of this. To explain inequality, conservative economists focus on individual characteristics such as intelligence and hard work. This book puts forward new evidence to show that changes in economic inequality are primarily due to characteristics inherent in the standard operation of capitalist institutions. Furthermore, the authors seek to explain the cycle of boom and bust by considering political and social factors often overlooked by conservative economists. This book also explores how wealth influences political policies in a way that increases economic inequality even more than its present level. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Books |
