Eric A Schutz

Inequality and Power

The Economics of Class

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is about the causes and consequences of economic inequality in the advanced market economies of today. It is commonplace that in market systems people choose their own individual economic destinies, but of course the choices people make are importantly determined by the alternatives available to them: economic disparity arises mainly from unequal opportunity. Yet this merely begs the question; from whence do the vast existing inequalities of opportunity arise? This book theorizes power and social class as the real crux of economic inequality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9780415644549
• ISBN-10: 0415644542
• Artikelnr.: 57057229

Autorenporträt

Eric A. Schutz is a Professor of Economics at Rollins College, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. People Make Their Choices 3. Opportunity Matters 4.
Opportunity Matters: More Yet 5. How Power Works 6. Capitalism: "Classical"
Class 7. Realities of Class Today 8. Running the System: Business Power and
Political Power 9. Cultural Power 10. Increasing Inequality Today 11.
Confronting Inequality and Class: Distributive Justice 12. Confronting
Inequality and Class: Economy, Community and Biosphere 13. Conclusion