| Description |
1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Boston review books
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Boston review book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Occupy the future / David B. Grusky, Doug McAdam, Rob Reich, Debra Satz -- Empirical and normative foundation. Economic inequality in the United States: an occupy-inspired primer / David B. Grusky and Erin Cumberworth -- Ethics and inequality / Rob Reich and Debra Satz -- Sources of the takeoff. Increasing income inequality: economics and institutional ethics / Kenneth J. Arrow -- Why is there so much poverty? / David B. Grusky and Kim A. Weeden -- Who bears the brunt of the takeoff? Education and inequality / Sean F. Reardon -- Double binds of economic and racial inequality / Prudence L. Carter -- Gender and economic inequality / Shelley J. Correll -- Inequality, politics, and democracy. Restarting history / Gary Segura -- Political remedies to economic inequality / David D. Laitin -- State millionaire taxes / Cristobal Young and Charles Varner -- Politics of Occupy: now and looking ahead / Doug McAdam -- Social costs of inequality. Capitalism versus the environment / Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich -- Rising toll of inequality on health care and health status / Donald A. Barr -- Inequality and culture. Occupy your imagination / Michele Elam and Jennifer DeVere Brody -- What if we occupied language? / H. Samy Alim -- Thinking big / David Palumbo-Liu. |
| Summary |
"How the Occupy movement has challenged the gap between American principles and American practice--and how we can realize our most cherished ideals."--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Income distribution -- United States.
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Income distribution. |
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United States. |
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Equality -- United States.
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Equality. |
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Poverty -- United States.
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Poverty. |
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
2009- |
| Subject |
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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Since 2000 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Grusky, David B., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Occupy the future. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2013 9780262018401 (DLC) 2012038436 (OCoLC)793581310 |
| ISBN |
9780262306072 (electronic book) |
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0262306077 (electronic book) |
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9780262306997 (electronic book) |
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0262306999 (electronic book) |
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9780262018401 |
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0262018403 |
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9781299055759 |
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1299055753 |
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