Economics in America : an immigrant economist explores the land of inequality
Deaton, Angus2023
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"In 1995, the editor of the newsletter for the Royal Economic Society, who was a fan of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America on BBC Radio 4, suggested to Angus Deaton that he write a Letter about economic events in America. Twenty-five years later, Deaton, now a Nobel laureate and one of the world's most respected economists, submitted his fiftieth and final Letter from America. Over the years Deaton wrote about many topics, from the War on Terror to healthcare to becoming a US citizen, all from the perspective of a Scottish/British economist. In the letters he writes about both the economics profession in America as well as American society more generally. The letters show how he admired many aspects of American life while watching others with "fascinated horror." He wrote about the positive and negative aspects of American economics, including aspects that fostered and stifled new ideas. About American society, he "frequently wrote about aspects of American inequality, not only in income and wealth, but inequality across race and citizenship, and my evolving understanding that the American government, unlike the British government, which my parents and I had confidently looked to for protection, was frequently an oppressor, more often redistributing up than down.""-- Provided by publisher.
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Author:
Deaton, Angus, author
Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]©2023
Collation:
xiii, 271 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index.
Contents:
Beginnings: fast food restaurants, gangsters, and the minimum wageAdventures in American healthcarePoverty at home and poverty abroadThe politics of numbers: fixing the price?Material inequalityInequalities beyond moneyRetirement, pensions and the stock marketEconomists at workNobel prizes and Nobel LaureatesDid economists break the economy?Finale: Is economic failure a failure of economics?
ISBN:
9780691247625 (hbk)9780691247625
Dewey class:
339.220973339.22
LC class:
HC110.I5
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
554208
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Computers and Business | 339.22 DEA | Available |