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Unbound : how inequality constricts our economy and what we can do about it / Heather Boushey.

By: Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: xvi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0674919319
  • 9780674919310
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 339.20973 23
LOC classification:
  • HC110.W4 B57 2019
Contents:
Part I. How inequality obstructs -- Learning and human capital -- Skills, talent, and innovation -- Part II. How inequality subverts -- Public spending -- Market structure -- Part III. How inequality distorts -- The economic cycle -- Investment -- Conclusion: The economic imperative of equitable growth.
Summary: "Many fear that efforts to address inequality will undermine the economy as a whole. But the opposite is true: rising inequality has become a drag on growth and an impediment to market competition. Heather Boushey breaks down the problem and argues that we can preserve our nation's economic traditions while promoting shared economic growth"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. How inequality obstructs -- Learning and human capital -- Skills, talent, and innovation -- Part II. How inequality subverts -- Public spending -- Market structure -- Part III. How inequality distorts -- The economic cycle -- Investment -- Conclusion: The economic imperative of equitable growth.

"Many fear that efforts to address inequality will undermine the economy as a whole. But the opposite is true: rising inequality has become a drag on growth and an impediment to market competition. Heather Boushey breaks down the problem and argues that we can preserve our nation's economic traditions while promoting shared economic growth"-- Provided by publisher.

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