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The Price of Inequality

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

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Discuss, with examples, five ways the US economy could be reformed to benefit all Americans.

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Stiglitz argues that federal regulators and lawmakers are often captured. What does he mean by captured? How does their capture contribute to inequality?

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What is rent seeking? Why and how does Stiglitz seek to limit its effects on the US economy?

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