Economic apartheid in America : a primer on economic inequality & insecurity / Chuck Collins and Felice Yeskel ; with United for a Fair Economy and Class Action.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Chuck, 1959-

Contributor:

Yeskel, Felice.

United for a Fair Economy.

Class Action (Organization)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income distribution--United States.

Income distribution.

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

Wealth--United States.

Wealth.

United States--Economic conditions--1981-2001.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

Rev. and updated., [2nd ed.].

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Company, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals.Published with two leading organizations dedicated to addressing economic inequality, the book looks at recent changes in income and wealth distribution and examines the economic policies and shifts in power that have fueled the growing divide.Praised by Sojurners as ?a clear blueprint on how to combat growing inequality," <I

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction: Economic Boom for Whom?; Chapter 1 The Dangerous Consequences of Growing Inequality; Chapter 2 The Picture: Growing Economic Insecurity and Inequality; Chapter 3 The Causes of Inequality; Chapter 4 Building a Fair Economy Movement; Chapter 5 Actions to Close the Economic Divide; Conclusion; Appendix: We Are United for a Fair Economy and Class Action; Class Action; Further Reading; Notes; Index; Also Available from The New Press

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613786111

9781281605429

1281605425

9781595587312

1595587314

OCLC:

741491904