Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, 9780691217079
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Capitalism’s flaws are killing America’s working class. Hope exists.

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

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  • Paperback

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2021

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Summary

The American Nightmare: Deaths of Despair and the Cracks in Capitalism

A New York Times Bestseller, Wall Street Journal Bestseller, and New York Times Notable Book of 2020

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…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691217079
ISBN-10:0691217076
Author:Anne Case, Angus Deaton
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:31 May 2021
Weight:304g
Dimensions:203mm x 133mm
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Critics Review

“Winner of the Silver Medal in Business Commentary, Axiom Business Book Awards”

“Winner of the Silver Medal in Business Commentary, Axiom Business Book Awards”

About The Author

Anne Case

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.

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