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The Great Polarization - (Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in De) by Rudiger Von Arnim & Joseph E Stiglitz (Hardcover)

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  • Inequality of income and wealth has skyrocketed since the 1970s.
  • About the Author: Rudiger L. von Arnim is associate professor of economics at the University of Utah.
  • 400 Pages
  • Political Science, Political Ideologies
  • Series Name: Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in De

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About the Book



The Great Polarization brings together contributors from disparate perspectives to examine the causes and consequences of skyrocketing inequality. Contributors reconsider the data on inequality, examine the policies that have led to this predicament, and outline potential ways forward.



Book Synopsis



Inequality of income and wealth has skyrocketed since the 1970s. As the super-rich have grasped the vast majority of the gains from economic growth, labor's share of income has declined. The middle class has stagnated, and those at the bottom have become even worse off. Persistent structural discrimination on the basis of race and gender exacerbates these economic disparities.

The Great Polarization brings together scholars from disparate fields to examine the causes and consequences of this dramatic rise in inequality. Contributors demonstrate that institutions, norms, policy, and political power--not the "natural" operation of the market--determine the distribution of wealth and income. The book underscores the role of ideas and ideologies, showing how neoclassical economics and related beliefs have functioned in public debates to justify inequality. Together, these essays bear out an inescapable conclusion: inequality is a choice. The rules of the economy have been rewritten to favor those at the top, entrenching the imbalances of power that widen the gap between the very rich and everyone else.

Contributors reconsider the data on inequality, examine the policies that have led to this predicament, and outline potential ways forward. Using both theoretical and empirical analysis and drawing on the knowledge of experts in policy, political economy, economics, and other disciplines, The Great Polarization offers a kaleidoscopic view of the processes that have shaped today's stark hierarchies.



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There is quite a lot that is worth discussing here, and I recommend the book, potentially for classroom use in a public policy course, or for scholars engaged in work on inequality in the US case.-- "Public Organization Review"

The volume contains some outstanding papers on the causes of rising inequality and on economic policy and inequality.-- "Choice"

The Great Polarization makes a persuasive case that the distribution of economic rewards is overwhelmingly a political choice. While it's depressing that our politics have made this choice, fortunately there are no real binding economic constraints keeping us from a more broadly shared prosperity. This volume should motivate economists to turn their attention to the specific policy changes that could be made that would deliver a fairer set of economic outcomes.--Josh Bivens, director of research, Economic Policy Institute

The Great Polarization seeks to move economics beyond market fundamentalism, not by focusing on critique, but by laying out new ways of thinking about the relation between markets and states. Representing an earnest and pioneering effort in the building of new ways of thinking about capitalism's recent past and theorizing about its future, this volume is at the cutting edge of the transformation of economics and its way of approaching growth and development.--William Milberg, The New School for Social Research

The Great Polarization warns us that the history of the Gilded Age is repeating itself because we are aping the narratives from that era that celebrated inequality as the natural evolution of technological progress. This book gets us to focus on how policies and the public discourse have been captured to serve inequality.--William Spriggs, chief economist, AFL-CIO

Describing some of the most important economic trends in the last quarter century, particularly focused on economic inequalities, The Great Polarization tackles one of the most salient economic problems of our era comprehensively.

--Roberto Veneziani, Queen Mary University of London

This lively and well-argued book, which takes into account race and gender as well as class, shows that increasing inequality in income and wealth is driven by policy choices that favor property rights over labor rights. It is essential reading for everyone concerned with reducing inequality.--Diane Elson, University of Essex



About the Author



Rudiger L. von Arnim is associate professor of economics at the University of Utah. He is also senior research associate at the Austrian Foundation for Development Research.

Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University and a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He is copresident of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, chief economist of the Roosevelt Institute, and cochair of the High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress at the OECD.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.2 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in De
Sub-Genre: Political Ideologies
Genre: Political Science
Number of Pages: 400
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Theme: Capitalism
Format: Hardcover
Author: Rudiger Von Arnim & Joseph E Stiglitz
Language: English
Street Date: December 13, 2022
TCIN: 86307028
UPC: 9780231199261
Item Number (DPCI): 247-35-0344
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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