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Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism
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| 서명/저자사항 | Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism/ Anne Case, Angus Deaton ; with a new preface by the authors. |
| 개인저자 | Case, Anne,1958- author. Deaton, Angus,author, |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (x, 312 pages): illustrations, maps. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Case, Anne, 1958- Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021 9780691190785 |
| ISBN | 0691199957 9780691199955 9780691217062 0691217068 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-291) and index. |
| 내용주기 | The calm before the storm -- Things come apart -- Deaths of despair -- The lives and deaths of the more (and less) educated -- Black and white deaths -- The condition of the living -- The misery and mystery of pain -- Suicide, drugs, and alcohol -- Opioids -- False trails : poverty, income, and the Great Recession -- Growing apart at work -- Widening gaps at home -- How American healthcare is undermining lives -- Capitalism, immigrants, robots, and China -- Firms, consumers, and workers -- What to do? |
| 요약 | "This book documents the decline of white-working class lives over the last half-century and examines the social and economic forces that have slowly made these lives more difficult. Case and Deaton argue that market and political power in the United States have moved away from labor towards capital-as unions have weakened and politics have become more favorable to business, corporations have become more powerful. Consolidation in some American industries, healthcare especially, has brought an increase in monopoly power in some product markets so that it is possible for firms to raise prices above what they would be in a freely competitive market. This, the authors argue, is a major cause of wage stagnation among working-class Americans and has played a substantial role in the increase in deaths of despair. Case and Deaton offer a way forward, including ideas that, even in our current political situation, may be feasible and improve lives"-- |
| 해제 | Provided by publisher |
| 주제명(지명) | United States --Social conditions --21st century. United States E?tats-Unis --Conditions sociales --21e sie?cle. United States. --fast |
| 일반주제명 | Suicide --Economic aspects --United States. Drugs --Overdose --United States --History --21st century. Drug abuse --Economic aspects --United States. Capitalism --Social aspects --United States. Politics, Practical. Suicide --economics Socioeconomic Factors Drug Overdose --economics Capitalism Educational Status Politics Suicide --Aspect e?conomique --E?tats-Unis. Me?dicaments --Surdosage --E?tats-Unis --Histoire --21e sie?cle. Toxicomanie --Aspect e?conomique --E?tats-Unis. Politique. politics. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS --Economics --General. Social conditions. Drugs --Overdose. Drug abuse --Economic aspects. Capitalism --Social aspects. Capitalism. Suicide --Economic aspects. |
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