The Great Divide: Unequal Societies And What We Can Do About Them
- 作者
- 出版社 W. W. Norton & Company
- 出版时间 2016年4月
- ISBN 9780393352184
- 定价 153.30
内容简介
InTheGreatDivide，JosephE.Stiglitzexpandsonthediagnosisheofferedinhisbest-sellingbookThePriceofInequalityandsuggestswaystocounterAmericasgrowingproblem.Withhissignatureblendofclarityandpassion，Stiglitzarguesthatinequalityisachoicethecumulativeresultofunjustpoliciesandmisguidedpriorities.GatheringhiswritingsforpopularoutletsincludingVanityFairandtheNewYorkTimes，StiglitzexposesinfullAmerica'sinequality:itsdimensions，itscauses，anditsconsequencesforthenationandfortheworld.FromReagan-eratotheGreatRecessionanditslongaftermath，Stiglitzdelvesintotheirresponsiblepoliciesderegulation，taxcuts，andtaxbreaksforthe1percentthatareleavingmanyAmericansfartherandfartherbeyondandturningtheAmericandreamintoanevermoreunachievablemyth.Withformidableyetaccessibleeconomicinsight，heurgesustoembracerealsolutions:increasingtaxesoncorporationsandthewealthy;offeringmorehelptothechildrenofthepoor;investingineducation，science，andinfrastructure;helpingouthomeownersinsteadofbanks;and，mostimportantly，doingmoretorestoretheeconomytofullemployment.StiglitzalsodrawslessonsfromScandinavia，Singapore，andJapan，andhearguesagainstthetideofunnecessary，destructiveausteritythatissweepingacrossEurope.Ultimately，Stiglitzbelievesourchoiceisnotbetweengrowthandfairness;withtherightpolicies，wecanchooseboth.Hiscomplaintisnotsomuchaboutcapitalismassuch，buthowtwenty-first-centurycapitalismhasbeenperverted.HisisacalltoconfrontAmerica'seconomicinequalityasthepoliticalandmoralissuethatitis.Ifwereinvestinpeopleandpursuetheotherpoliciesthathedescribes，Americacanliveuptotheshareddreamofamoreprosperous，moreequalsociety."
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