Plutocracy in America: How Increasing Inequality Destroys the Middle Class and Exploits the Poor
- ISBN-10
- 1421417413
- ISBN-13
- 9781421417417
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-09-15
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- Ronald P. Formisano
Description
This data-driven book offers insight into the fallacy of widespread opportunity, the fate of the middle class, and the mechanisms that perpetuate income disparity.
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