The Price of Inequality
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The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
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book
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Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Joseph Stiglitz → |
| awardsReceived |
Sakharov Prize for Journalism as an Act of Conscience (for Stiglitz’s related work)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticizes |
International Monetary Fund policies before the 2008 crisis
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austerity policies → deregulation of financial markets → market fundamentalism → trickle-down economics → |
| describes |
effects of inequality on social mobility
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links between inequality and financial instability → role of institutions in shaping inequality → |
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economics book
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non-fiction → political economy → |
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The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future
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| hasPart |
chapters analyzing the top 1 percent
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chapters on globalization and inequality → chapters on politics and inequality → policy recommendations section → |
| influencedBy |
Keynesian economics
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Stiglitz’s work on information asymmetry → welfare economics → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
economic inequality
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financial crisis of 2007–2008 → globalization → income inequality → macroeconomics → public policy → social justice → wealth inequality → |
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audiobook
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e-book → hardcover → paperback → print → |
| notableIdea |
inequality harms economic growth
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inequality undermines democracy → political capture by the 1 percent → reforms can reduce inequality and increase efficiency → rent-seeking as driver of inequality → |
| originalPublicationYear |
2012
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| proposesPolicy |
campaign finance reform
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expanded social safety net → greater investment in education → progressive taxation → reform of corporate governance → stronger financial regulation → |
| publicationDate |
2012
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| publisher |
W. W. Norton & Company
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| subtitle |
How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future
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The Price of Inequality
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Joseph Stiglitz
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