Title:
The inequality trap : fighting capitalism instead of poverty
Author:
Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
©2015
Physical Description:
xviii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781442637245
Abstract:
Argues that focusing on inequality is an error because much inequality is "good," the reward for thrift, industry, and invention, and also a trap because it leads us to fixate on the top end of the income distribution rather than on those at the bottom who need help most. Asserts that responding to growing inequality by fighting capitalism rather than poverty may lead to both more poverty and less equality.
Contents:
History : the sequel -- The deserving rich -- Ginis rising -- Who are the 1 per cent? -- Is good inequality bad, too? -- Poverty -- Opportunity -- Anti-Occupy.
Language:
English
