Unbound : how inequality constricts our economy and what we can do about it / Heather Boushey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boushey, Heather, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wealth--United States.

Wealth.

Income distribution--United States.

Income distribution.

Competition--United States.

Competition.

United States--Economic conditions--2009-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Many fear that efforts to address inequality will undermine the economy as a whole. But the opposite is true: rising inequality has become a drag on growth and an impediment to market competition. Heather Boushey breaks down the problem and argues that we can preserve our nation's economic traditions while promoting shared economic growth.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface

Introduction

I. HOW INEQUALITY OBSTRUCTS

II. HOW INEQUALITY SUBVERTS

III. HOW INEQUALITY DISTORTS

Conclusion: The Economic Imperative of Equitable Growth

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Okt 2019)

ISBN:

9780674242029

0674242025

OCLC:

1117635201