Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
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"Winner of the Silver Medal in Business Commentary, Axiom Business Book Awards" Anne Case is the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs Emeritus at Princeton University. Angus Deaton, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in economics, is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at Princeton University and Presidential Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California. A New York Times Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year A New Statesman Book to Read From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class Deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism are rising dramatically in the United States, claiming hundreds of thousands of American lives. Anne Case and Angus Deaton explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class. As the college educated become healthier and wealthier, adults without a degree are literally dying from pain and despair. Case and Deaton tie the crisis to the weakening position of labor, the growing power of corporations, and a rapacious health-care sector that redistributes working-class wages into the pockets of the wealthy. This critically important book paints a troubling portrait of the American dream in decline, and provides solutions that can rein in capitalism's excesses and make it work for everyone. "Of the highest importance."-Martin Wolf, Financial Times "An excellent book."-Nicholas Kristof, New York Times "Painfully relevant."-Carlos Lozada, Washington Post "[A] hard-hitting study of US capitalism."-Andrew Robinson, Nature "Remarkable."-John Harris, The Guardian
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Case, A. (2021). Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism. [United States], Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Case, Anne. 2021. Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism. [United States], Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Case, Anne, Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism. [United States], Princeton University Press, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Case, Anne. Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism. [United States], Princeton University Press, 2021.
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