Is inequality in America irreversible? /

Is inequality in America irreversible? /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Collins, Chuck, 1959- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2018.
Description:	vii, 141 pages ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The future of capitalism Future of capitalism.
Subject:	Income distribution -- United States. Poor -- United States. Wealth -- United States. Equality -- United States. Equality. Income distribution. Poor. Wealth. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11548039

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ISBN:	9781509522507 1509522506 9781509522514 1509522514
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	We are living in a time of extreme inequality: America's three richest people now own as much wealth as the bottom half of the population. Although most accept that this is grotesque, many politicians accept it as irreversible. In this book, leading US researcher and activist Chuck Collins succinctly diagnoses the drivers of rampant inequality, arguing that such disparities have their roots in 40 years of the powerful rigging the system in their favor. He proposes a far-reaching policy agenda, analyzes the barriers to progress, and shows how transformative local campaigns can become a national movement for change. This book is a powerful analysis of how the plutocracy sold us a toxic lie, and what we can do to reverse inequality.--
Other form:	Online version: Collins, Chuck, 1959- Is inequality in America irreversible? Malden, MA : Polity Press, [2018] 9781509522545

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Why does inequality matter? (and why is it happening?)
What are the barriers to change?
Changing the rules : raising floors, opening doors
Reducing the concentration of wealth
Campaigns to change the future
Conclusion
Notes.