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010			_a 2015490071
016			_a2015904099X
020			_a9781442637245 (bound)
020			_a1442637242 (bound)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn907661806
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050	0	0	_aHM821 _b.W38 2015
055		0	_aHM821 _bW38 2015
082	0	4	_a305 _223
100	1		_aWatson, William G., _920442
245	1	4	_aThe inequality trap : _bfighting capitalism instead of poverty
260			_aToronto : _aBuffalo : _aLondon : _bUniversity of Toronto Press , _c2015 .
300			_axviii, 218 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
490	1		_aUTP insights
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"US President Barack Obama has called economic inequality the "defining issue of our time." It has inspired the "Occupy" movements, made a French economist into a global celebrity, and given us a new expression--the "one percent." But is our preoccupation with inequality really justified? Or wise? In his new book, William Watson argues that focusing on inequality is both an error and a trap. It is an error because much inequality is "good," the reward for thrift, industry, and invention. It is a trap because it leads us to fixate on the top end of the income distribution, rather than on those at the bottom who need help most. In fact, if we respond to growing inequality by fighting capitalism rather than poverty, we may end up both poorer and less equal. Explaining the complexities of modern economics in a clear, accessible style, The Inequality Trap is the must-read rejoinder to the idea that fighting inequality should be our top policy priority."--
650		0	_aEquality. _920443
650		0	_aCapitalism. _920444
650		0	_aEconomics. _920445
830		0	_aUTP insights. _920446
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