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⬆️💰 Upward Redistribution

Books examining how economic systems funnel wealth from the many to the few, dissecting the policies and power structures that widen inequality by design.
Against Inequality
by Tom Malleson • 2023
Billionaires didn't earn it. They captured a common inheritance, and we can cap their fortunes.
4.69
13
💰 Wealth Inequality📊 Redistributive Policy🧾 Tax Justice
Against Inequality Summary
Against Inequality 91%
Billionaires didn't earn it. They captured a common inheritance, and we can cap their fortunes.
by Tom Malleson 2023
4.69
13 ratings
💰 Wealth Inequality📊 Redistributive Policy🧾 Tax Justice
The Trouble With Billionaires
by Linda McQuaig • 2011
Billionaires didn't build their fortunes: society did. And the bill is long overdue.
3.98
210
🏦 Economic Inequality📊 Progressive Taxation🏝️ Tax Havens
The Trouble With Billionaires Summary
The Trouble With Billionaires 91%
Billionaires didn't build their fortunes: society did. And the bill is long overdue.
by Linda McQuaig 2011
3.98
210 ratings
🏦 Economic Inequality📊 Progressive Taxation🏝️ Tax Havens
The Winner-Take-All Society
by Robert H. Frank • 1995
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
3.70
257
📉 Income Inequality🌟 Superstar Economics🏁 Positional Arms Races
The Winner-Take-All Society Summary
The Winner-Take-All Society 91%
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
by Robert H. Frank 1995
3.70
257 ratings
📉 Income Inequality🌟 Superstar Economics🏁 Positional Arms Races
Jackpot
by Michael Mechanic • 2021
Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.
3.86
820
💸 Wealth Inequality⚖️ Economic Justice🧠 Psychology Of Wealth
Jackpot Summary
Jackpot 91%
Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.
by Michael Mechanic 2021
3.86
820 ratings
💸 Wealth Inequality⚖️ Economic Justice🧠 Psychology Of Wealth
The Great Divide
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2015
Inequality isn't fate; it's a policy choice, and the architects designed it for themselves.
3.82
1k+
💸 Income Inequality🏛 Political Economy💰 Money In Politics
The Great Divide Summary
The Great Divide 91%
Inequality isn't fate; it's a policy choice, and the architects designed it for themselves.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2015
3.82
1k+ ratings
💸 Income Inequality🏛 Political Economy💰 Money In Politics
Plutocracy in America
by Ronald P. Formisano • 2015
How the wealthy captured democracy, rewrote the rules, and left the middle class with the bill.
4.05
21
🏦 Wealth Inequality📉 Middle Class Decline💰 Campaign Finance
Plutocracy in America Summary
Plutocracy in America 91%
How the wealthy captured democracy, rewrote the rules, and left the middle class with the bill.
by Ronald P. Formisano 2015
4.05
21 ratings
🏦 Wealth Inequality📉 Middle Class Decline💰 Campaign Finance
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2015
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
3.98
291
🏛️ Political Economy📉 Inequality Economics💰 Rent-Seeking
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy Summary
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy 91%
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2015
3.98
291 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📉 Inequality Economics💰 Rent-Seeking
Class War?
by Benjamin I. Page • 2009
Americans aren't fighting a class war. They agree on taxing the rich and expanding the safety net.
3.53
45
💸 Economic Inequality🏛️ American Politics📊 Public Opinion
Class War? Summary
Class War? 91%
Americans aren't fighting a class war. They agree on taxing the rich and expanding the safety net.
by Benjamin I. Page 2009
3.53
45 ratings
💸 Economic Inequality🏛️ American Politics📊 Public Opinion
Limitarianism
by Ingrid Robeyns • 2023
At some point, wealth stops being earned and starts being taken. The case for an upper limit.
4.06
2k+
💰 Wealth Inequality🏛️ Money In Politics⚖️ Distributive Justice
Limitarianism Summary
Limitarianism 91%
At some point, wealth stops being earned and starts being taken. The case for an upper limit.
by Ingrid Robeyns 2023
4.06
2k+ ratings
💰 Wealth Inequality🏛️ Money In Politics⚖️ Distributive Justice
Beyond Outrage
by Robert B. Reich • 2012
The top 1% doubled their share of national income, and then they bought the government.
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2k+
🏚️ Economic Inequality💰 Money In Politics🏢 Corporate Power
Beyond Outrage Summary
Beyond Outrage 91%
The top 1% doubled their share of national income, and then they bought the government.
by Robert B. Reich 2012
4.06
2k+ ratings
🏚️ Economic Inequality💰 Money In Politics🏢 Corporate Power
The Matthew Effect
by Daniel Rigney • 2010
Why a small head start in science, money, or the classroom rarely stays small.
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46
🏛️ Inequality Studies📈 Cumulative Advantage💰 Wealth Concentration
The Matthew Effect Summary
The Matthew Effect 91%
Why a small head start in science, money, or the classroom rarely stays small.
by Daniel Rigney 2010
3.65
46 ratings
🏛️ Inequality Studies📈 Cumulative Advantage💰 Wealth Concentration
Affluence and Influence
by Martin Gilens • 2010
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
3.79
145
💰 Money In Politics📉 Income Inequality🏛️ Plutocracy
Affluence and Influence Summary
Affluence and Influence 91%
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
by Martin Gilens 2010
3.79
145 ratings
💰 Money In Politics📉 Income Inequality🏛️ Plutocracy
Plutocrats
by Chrystia Freeland • 2012
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
3.61
3k+
💰 Income Inequality🌍 Global Elites🏆 Superstar Economy
Plutocrats Summary
Plutocrats 91%
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
by Chrystia Freeland 2012
3.61
3k+ ratings
💰 Income Inequality🌍 Global Elites🏆 Superstar Economy
The Speech
by Bernie Sanders • 2010
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
4.20
916
📊 Economic Inequality🏢 Corporate Power🗳️ Progressive Politics
The Speech Summary
The Speech 91%
The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.
by Bernie Sanders 2010
4.20
916 ratings
📊 Economic Inequality🏢 Corporate Power🗳️ Progressive Politics
Equal Is Unfair
by Don Watkins • 2016
Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.
4.07
557
🏛️ Income Inequality📊 Political Economy🏪 Free Market Economics
Equal Is Unfair Summary
Equal Is Unfair 91%
Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.
by Don Watkins 2016
4.07
557 ratings
🏛️ Income Inequality📊 Political Economy🏪 Free Market Economics
The Trouble with Diversity
by Walter Benn Michaels • 2006
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
3.59
516
🏛️ Class Politics💸 Economic Inequality🏷️ Identity Politics
The Trouble with Diversity Summary
The Trouble with Diversity 91%
The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.
by Walter Benn Michaels 2006
3.59
516 ratings
🏛️ Class Politics💸 Economic Inequality🏷️ Identity Politics
Capital and Ideology
by Thomas Piketty • 2019
How slavery, wars, and taxes collapsed inequality once, and why that blueprint still works.
4.28
3k+
📜 Economic History📊 Political Economy💰 Wealth Inequality
Capital and Ideology Summary
Capital and Ideology 90%
How slavery, wars, and taxes collapsed inequality once, and why that blueprint still works.
by Thomas Piketty 2019
4.28
3k+ ratings
📜 Economic History📊 Political Economy💰 Wealth Inequality
The Economics of Inequality
by Thomas Piketty • 1997
Inequality fell through war and taxes, not growth. When those forces weakened, the gap widened.
3.65
2k+
🏦 Economic Inequality👷 Labor Economics💰 Redistribution Policy
The Economics of Inequality Summary
The Economics of Inequality 90%
Inequality fell through war and taxes, not growth. When those forces weakened, the gap widened.
by Thomas Piketty 1997
3.65
2k+ ratings
🏦 Economic Inequality👷 Labor Economics💰 Redistribution Policy
Requiem for the American Dream
by Noam Chomsky • 2017
Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.
4.21
4k+
⚖️ Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Politics📊 Neoliberalism
Requiem for the American Dream Summary
Requiem for the American Dream 90%
Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.
by Noam Chomsky 2017
4.21
4k+ ratings
⚖️ Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Politics📊 Neoliberalism
The Meritocracy Trap
by Daniel Markovits • 2019
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
3.83
2k+
🏦 Economic Inequality🏠 Class In America📊 Labor Market Polarization
The Meritocracy Trap Summary
The Meritocracy Trap 90%
The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.
by Daniel Markovits 2019
3.83
2k+ ratings
🏦 Economic Inequality🏠 Class In America📊 Labor Market Polarization
The Price of Inequality
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2012
Inequality isn't a market accident. The 1% rewrote the rules, and democracy is the casualty.
4.02
10k+
🏛️ Political Economy📊 Economic Inequality🎯 Rent-Seeking
The Price of Inequality Summary
The Price of Inequality 90%
Inequality isn't a market accident. The 1% rewrote the rules, and democracy is the casualty.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2012
4.02
10k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📊 Economic Inequality🎯 Rent-Seeking
The Road to Freedom
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2024
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
3.98
857
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Economic Justice📉 Market Failure
The Road to Freedom Summary
The Road to Freedom 90%
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024
3.98
857 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Economic Justice📉 Market Failure
Unequal Democracy
by Larry M. Bartels • 2008
Three voter biases and a system blind to the poor built America's income gap.
3.89
457
💰 Political Economy📊 Income Inequality🗳️ Voter Behavior
Unequal Democracy Summary
Unequal Democracy 90%
Three voter biases and a system blind to the poor built America's income gap.
by Larry M. Bartels 2008
3.89
457 ratings
💰 Political Economy📊 Income Inequality🗳️ Voter Behavior
The 9.9 Percent
by Matthew Stewart • 2021
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
3.67
413
🏦 Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Class System🎭 Meritocracy Critique
The 9.9 Percent Summary
The 9.9 Percent 90%
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
by Matthew Stewart 2021
3.67
413 ratings
🏦 Wealth Inequality🇺🇸 American Class System🎭 Meritocracy Critique
The Submerged State
by Suzanne Mettler • 2011
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
3.88
267
🕶️ Hidden Welfare State💸 Tax Expenditures🗳️ Democratic Erosion
The Submerged State Summary
The Submerged State 90%
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
by Suzanne Mettler 2011
3.88
267 ratings
🕶️ Hidden Welfare State💸 Tax Expenditures🗳️ Democratic Erosion
The Velvet Rope Economy
by Nelson D. Schwartz • 2020
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
4.08
1k+
💰 Income Inequality🏛️ Class Stratification✨ Luxury Marketing
The Velvet Rope Economy Summary
The Velvet Rope Economy 90%
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
by Nelson D. Schwartz 2020
4.08
1k+ ratings
💰 Income Inequality🏛️ Class Stratification✨ Luxury Marketing
Capital in the Twenty First Century
by Thomas Piketty • 2013
The core driver of inequality: capital returns outpace growth, so old money always beats new.
4.06
35k+
📊 Economic History💰 Wealth Inequality🏦 Wealth Concentration
Capital in the Twenty First Century Summary
Capital in the Twenty First Century 90%
The core driver of inequality: capital returns outpace growth, so old money always beats new.
by Thomas Piketty 2013
4.06
35k+ ratings
📊 Economic History💰 Wealth Inequality🏦 Wealth Concentration
Winner-Take-All Politics
by Jacob S. Hacker • 2010
The top 1% took 36% of income gains over decades. That's not economics; it's politics.
4.04
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy📊 Income Inequality💰 Money In Politics
Winner-Take-All Politics Summary
Winner-Take-All Politics 90%
The top 1% took 36% of income gains over decades. That's not economics; it's politics.
by Jacob S. Hacker 2010
4.04
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📊 Income Inequality💰 Money In Politics
Why Save the Bankers?
by Thomas Piketty • 2016
The bailouts rescued banks, not citizens. An economist's plan to put democracy back in charge.
3.61
1k+
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Economic Inequality💶 Eurozone Crisis🧾 Progressive Taxation
Why Save the Bankers? Summary
Why Save the Bankers? 90%
The bailouts rescued banks, not citizens. An economist's plan to put democracy back in charge.
by Thomas Piketty 2016
3.61
1k+ ratings
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Economic Inequality💶 Eurozone Crisis🧾 Progressive Taxation
A Pelican Introduction
by Mike Savage • 2015
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
4.06
546
🏛️ Class Analysis🇬🇧 British Society🎭 Cultural Capital
A Pelican Introduction Summary
A Pelican Introduction 90%
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
by Mike Savage 2015
4.06
546 ratings
🏛️ Class Analysis🇬🇧 British Society🎭 Cultural Capital
Who Rules America Now? A View for the 80's
by G. William Domhoff • 1083
Exclusive clubs, think tanks, and family offices: how a tiny ruling class kept the American agenda.
4.17
30
🏛️ Political Sociology🧐 Class Analysis💰 Wealth Inequality
Who Rules America Now? A View for the 80's Summary
Who Rules America Now? A View for the 80's 90%
Exclusive clubs, think tanks, and family offices: how a tiny ruling class kept the American agenda.
by G. William Domhoff 1083
4.17
30 ratings
🏛️ Political Sociology🧐 Class Analysis💰 Wealth Inequality
A Brief History of Equality
by Thomas Piketty • 2021
Western wealth rests on slavery, colonialism, and tax havens. The repair manual exists.
3.97
3k+
📈 Economic History💰 Wealth Inequality🌍 Colonial Capitalism
A Brief History of Equality Summary
A Brief History of Equality 90%
Western wealth rests on slavery, colonialism, and tax havens. The repair manual exists.
by Thomas Piketty 2021
3.97
3k+ ratings
📈 Economic History💰 Wealth Inequality🌍 Colonial Capitalism
Perfectly Legal
by David Cay Johnston • 2003
America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.
4.12
796
🏛️ Political Economy🔎 Investigative Journalism💰 Wealth Inequality
Perfectly Legal Summary
Perfectly Legal 90%
America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.
by David Cay Johnston 2003
4.12
796 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🔎 Investigative Journalism💰 Wealth Inequality
Saving Capitalism
by Robert B. Reich • 2004
Capitalism's rules are written by the powerful, and the rest of us pay the price.
4.18
5k+
🏛️ Political Economy📉 Economic Inequality🏗️ Market Regulation
Saving Capitalism Summary
Saving Capitalism 90%
Capitalism's rules are written by the powerful, and the rest of us pay the price.
by Robert B. Reich 2004
4.18
5k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📉 Economic Inequality🏗️ Market Regulation
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman • 2007
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
3.97
6k+
📊 Income Inequality🏛️ Political Economy🗳️ Racial Politics
The Conscience of a Liberal Summary
The Conscience of a Liberal 90%
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
by Paul Krugman 2007
3.97
6k+ ratings
📊 Income Inequality🏛️ Political Economy🗳️ Racial Politics
Occupy
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
3.59
2k+
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building
Occupy Summary
Occupy 90%
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
by Noam Chomsky 2012
3.59
2k+ ratings
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
by Andrew Sayer • 2014
Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.
4.02
149
🏦 Rentier Capitalism🏝️ Tax Havens📈 Financialization
Why We Can't Afford the Rich Summary
Why We Can't Afford the Rich 90%
Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.
by Andrew Sayer 2014
4.02
149 ratings
🏦 Rentier Capitalism🏝️ Tax Havens📈 Financialization
The Spirit Level
by Richard G. Wilkinson • 2009
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
4.13
7k+
💸 Income Inequality🏥 Public Health🤝 Social Trust
The Spirit Level Summary
The Spirit Level 90%
Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.
by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009
4.13
7k+ ratings
💸 Income Inequality🏥 Public Health🤝 Social Trust
Success and Luck
by Robert H. Frank • 2016
The luck you won't acknowledge is the public good you refuse to pay for.
3.70
1k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics🎭 Meritocracy Critique🔍 Cognitive Biases
Success and Luck Summary
Success and Luck 90%
The luck you won't acknowledge is the public good you refuse to pay for.
by Robert H. Frank 2016
3.70
1k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🎭 Meritocracy Critique🔍 Cognitive Biases
Who Stole the American Dream?
by Hedrick Smith • 2012
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
4.19
874
🏛️ Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power📉 Middle Class Decline
Who Stole the American Dream? Summary
Who Stole the American Dream? 90%
One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.
by Hedrick Smith 2012
4.19
874 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🏢 Corporate Power📉 Middle Class Decline
Fight Oligarchy
by Bernie Sanders • 2025
Three billionaires behind one president. The diagnosis of American oligarchy, and the cure.
4.37
3k+
🏛️ American Oligarchy💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Power
Fight Oligarchy Summary
Fight Oligarchy 90%
Three billionaires behind one president. The diagnosis of American oligarchy, and the cure.
by Bernie Sanders 2025
4.37
3k+ ratings
🏛️ American Oligarchy💰 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Power
The Price of Democracy
by Vanessa S. Williamson • 2025
Born demanding taxes, not resisting them. The 250-year cover-up and the racial backlash it fueled.
4.33
69
🏛️ Political History💰 Tax Policy⚖️ Racial Inequality
The Price of Democracy Summary
The Price of Democracy 90%
Born demanding taxes, not resisting them. The 250-year cover-up and the racial backlash it fueled.
by Vanessa S. Williamson 2025
4.33
69 ratings
🏛️ Political History💰 Tax Policy⚖️ Racial Inequality
Oligarchy
by Jeffrey A. Winters • 2011
Oligarchy isn't rule by the few. It's wealth defense. That's why democracy doesn't end it.
4.30
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🏛️ Oligarchy💰 Wealth Inequality🗳️ Political Power
Oligarchy Summary
Oligarchy 90%
Oligarchy isn't rule by the few. It's wealth defense. That's why democracy doesn't end it.
by Jeffrey A. Winters 2011
4.30
166 ratings
🏛️ Oligarchy💰 Wealth Inequality🗳️ Political Power
The Hidden Wealth of Nations
by Gabriel Zucman • 2015
Eight percent of global wealth hides in tax havens; the fix is known and unused.
3.95
1k+
🏝️ Tax Havens💰 Wealth Inequality🕵️ Tax Evasion
The Hidden Wealth of Nations Summary
The Hidden Wealth of Nations 90%
Eight percent of global wealth hides in tax havens; the fix is known and unused.
by Gabriel Zucman 2015
3.95
1k+ ratings
🏝️ Tax Havens💰 Wealth Inequality🕵️ Tax Evasion
Twilight of the Elites
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2012
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
3.99
6k+
🏛️ Meritocracy Critique💰 Economic Inequality🏰 Elite Disconnect
Twilight of the Elites Summary
Twilight of the Elites 90%
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2012
3.99
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Meritocracy Critique💰 Economic Inequality🏰 Elite Disconnect
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
by Bernie Sanders • 2023
The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.
4.10
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🇺🇸 American Progressivism📉 Economic Inequality✊ Labor Unions
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism Summary
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism 90%
The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.
by Bernie Sanders 2023
4.10
8k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Progressivism📉 Economic Inequality✊ Labor Unions
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
by Joel Kotkin • 2020
Tech oligarchs and a new elite justify their rule; the middle class becomes the peasantry.
3.57
872
🏦 Wealth Concentration📡 Tech Oligopoly📉 Decline Of The Middle Class
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism Summary
The Coming of Neo-Feudalism 90%
Tech oligarchs and a new elite justify their rule; the middle class becomes the peasantry.
by Joel Kotkin 2020
3.57
872 ratings
🏦 Wealth Concentration📡 Tech Oligopoly📉 Decline Of The Middle Class
The New Urban Crisis
by Richard Florida • 2017
Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.
3.49
1k+
🏙️ Urban Inequality🏘️ Gentrification📊 Economic Segregation
The New Urban Crisis Summary
The New Urban Crisis 90%
Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.
by Richard Florida 2017
3.49
1k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Inequality🏘️ Gentrification📊 Economic Segregation
The System
by Robert B. Reich • 2020
An oligarchy replaced American democracy. The forty-year playbook, and the path to taking it apart.
4.28
4k+
🏛️ Political Economy💰 Money In Politics📉 Economic Inequality
The System Summary
The System 90%
An oligarchy replaced American democracy. The forty-year playbook, and the path to taking it apart.
by Robert B. Reich 2020
4.28
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy💰 Money In Politics📉 Economic Inequality
The Great U-turn
by Barry Bluestone • 1988
After 1973, the American Dream reversed. The cause: deliberate choices by firms and the state.
3.40
15
🏭 Deindustrialization⚖️ Income Inequality💰 Financialization
The Great U-turn Summary
The Great U-turn 90%
After 1973, the American Dream reversed. The cause: deliberate choices by firms and the state.
by Barry Bluestone 1988
3.40
15 ratings
🏭 Deindustrialization⚖️ Income Inequality💰 Financialization
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