The Winner-take-all Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us
- ISBN-10
- 0140259953
- ISBN-13
- 9780140259957
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Penguin Group USA
- Authors
- Robert Frank, Philip J. Cook
Description
Argues that disproportionate rewards are distorting society
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