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Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance

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Synopses & Reviews

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"Their timely, deftly argued book redefines our vision of the common good." Jacob S. Hacker, Professor of Political Science, Yale University

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"Unjust Deserts reveals the untold story of wealth creation in our time." Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed, and Chuck Collins, director of Inequality and the Common Good

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"The viewpoint presented in this important and provocative book should alter the current public discourse on income distribution." Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics, 1972

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"[D]eeply informed and carefully argued study of the social and historical factors that enter into creative achievement." Noam Chomsky

About the Author

Gar Alperovitz is the Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland. His previous books include The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and America Beyond Capitalism. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Lew Daly is a senior fellow at Demos and the author of God and the Welfare State. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781135950606
Subtitle:
How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance
Publisher:
New Press
Author:
Alperovitz, Gar
Author:
Daly, Lew
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
230
Dimensions:
8 x 6 in
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Product details 230 pages New Press - English 9781135950606 Reviews:
"Review" by , "Their timely, deftly argued book redefines our vision of the common good."
"Review" by , "Unjust Deserts reveals the untold story of wealth creation in our time." Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed, and Chuck Collins, director of Inequality and the Common Good
"Review" by , "The viewpoint presented in this important and provocative book should alter the current public discourse on income distribution."
"Review" by , "[D]eeply informed and carefully argued study of the social and historical factors that enter into creative achievement."
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