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| The Wealth Inequality Reader | 
| Authors: Paul Krugman, Peter Barnes, Chuck Collins, William Greider, Ellen Frank, John Miller, Meizhu Lui, Chris Tilly
Creators: The Dollars & Sense Collective, Amy Gluckman, James Mcbride, Adria Scharf, Daniel Fireside, Smriti Rao, United For A Fair Economy, Nick Thorkelson
Publisher: Dollars & Sense
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 180769
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 296
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 187858569X
EAN: 9781878585691
ASIN: 187858569X
Publication Date: March 3, 2008
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Product Description
Wealth is distributed more unequally in the United States today than at any time since the twenties. Does it matter? The authors of the The Wealth Inequality Reader answer this question with a resounding yes. In the thoroughly revised and expanded second edition, thirty-eight substantive, engaging essays explore the hidden vector of welath inequality: its causes, its consequences, and strategies for change. Plus, an illustrated overview offers the latest statistics on wealth inequality in a series of one-page snapshots. The essential reader on wealth inequality, this book is a must-have for both activists and scholars. Preface by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
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 A Fresh Perspective on Wealth Inequality, Great for Educators May 19, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am a sociology professor who has searched long and hard for short, readable articles to give my students an introduction to thinking critically about wealth and poverty. This reader assembles a range of interesting readings that one is unlikely to find in the standard college textbook on poverty and inequality in America. There is a nice attention to issues like taxation, housing and property ownership. There are also several articles that advance innovative ideas about social change.
if you're a skeptic of the way capitalism works, read it April 16, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book was actually well written and very informative. It is very critical of capitalism and seeks ways nearing the end of it to reform advanced capitalism. There are charts in it which makes viewing wealth gaps easy to grasp and there is a lot of information on anything relevant to wealth itself (i.e. stocks, credit, etc.) I used it for a class and learned a lot and still refer to it. I only give it a 4 because it is different essays by many different people and there were a few I could have done without reading, but for the most part it's worth a read.
 short light reading February 22, 2006
12 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book is appropriate for high school students, maybe even middle school. Undergrads might want to get something more ambitious without cartoony pictures and constant stats of wealth inequality. The essays here rarely take a critical look.
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