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The great divergence : America's growing inequality crisis and what we can do about it / Timothy Noah; illustrations by Catherine Mulbrandon.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012Description: 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781608196333
  • 160819633X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 339.2/20973
LOC classification:
  • HC 110 N739g 2012
Contents:
Paradise lost -- Going up -- Usual suspects -- Teeming shores -- Kudoka and the College Premium -- Offshore -- Unequal government -- The fall of Detroit -- Rise of the stinking rich -- Why it matters and what to do -- What to do.
Summary: The income gap in America has been blamed on everything from computers to immigration, but its causes and consequences call for a patient, non-partisan exploration. Noah explains not only how this "Great Divergence" has come about, but why it threatens American democracy--and most important, how we can begin to reverse it.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HC 110 N739g 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000167533

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Paradise lost -- Going up -- Usual suspects -- Teeming shores -- Kudoka and the College Premium -- Offshore -- Unequal government -- The fall of Detroit -- Rise of the stinking rich -- Why it matters and what to do -- What to do.

The income gap in America has been blamed on everything from computers to immigration, but its causes and consequences call for a patient, non-partisan exploration. Noah explains not only how this "Great Divergence" has come about, but why it threatens American democracy--and most important, how we can begin to reverse it.

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