Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2021
Authors:	Anne Case • Angus Deaton
Dimensions:	203 x 133 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-21707-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General
LSN:	0-691-21707-6
Barcode:	9780691217079

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