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Understanding wealth in the United States--who has it, how they acquired it, and how they preserve it--is crucial to addressing the economic and political challenges facing the nation. But until now we have had little reliable information. Edward Wolff, one of the world's great experts on the economics of wealth, offers an authoritative account of patterns in the accumulation and distribution of wealth since 1900.
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"Upper Hand is designed to provide and expand options to an innovation alternative: one where marginalized communities aren't left behind as technology furthers its influence on society and deeply impacts and shapes our quality of life and economic/educational opportunities. Upper Hand helps us think about how we strategically shape the next decade of our lives and our communities as automation, robots, and the narrowing world of technology greatly...
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It may be hard to believe in an era of Wal-Mart, Citizens United, and the Koch brothers, but corporations are on the decline, says Gerald Davis. The number of American companies listed on the stock market dropped by more than half between 1997 and 2012. In recent years, some of the most storied corporations have gone bankrupt (General Motors, Chrysler, Eastman Kodak) or disappeared entirely (Bethlehem Steel, Lehman Brothers, Borders, Circuit City)....
4) The crash course: an honest approach to facing the future of our economy, energy, and environment
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"Energy crises. Financial market chaos. War. Climate instability. Crop failures and food shortages. Supply chain disruptions. Covid. These hot topics are an overwhelming soup of problems and predicaments. There are more to come. How do we make sense of them and what can we do to become more resilient? The Crash Course 2.0 provides a framework for understanding how all of these things are actually interconnected and, because of this, is both explanatory...
5) The captured economy: how the powerful enrich themselves, slow down growth, and increase inequality
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For years, America has been plagued by slow economic growth and increasing inequality. Yet economists have long taught that there is a tradeoff between equity and efficiency-that is, between making a bigger pie and dividing it more fairly. That is why our current predicament is so puzzling: today, we are faced with both a stagnating economy and sky-high inequality. In The Captured Economy , Brink Lindsey and Steven M. Teles identify a common factor...
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