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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

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New York Times Bestseller
Wall Street Journal Bestseller
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year

From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class

Life expectancy in the United States has recently fallen for three years in a row--a reversal not seen in any other wealthy nation in modern times. In the past two decades, deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism have risen dramatically, and now claim hundreds of thousands of American lives each year--and they're still rising. Anne Case and Angus Deaton explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class. They demonstrate why, for those who used to prosper in America, capitalism is no longer delivering.

Book information

ISBN: 9780691207827
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.28
Language: English
Number of pages: 328
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 0mm

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