Succinct, accessible, and authoritative, Thomas Piketty’s The Economics of Inequality is the ideal place to start for those who want to understand the fundame

This is a substantially rewritten edition of an acclaimed examination of income and wealth distribution. Atkinson explains, through economic analysis, the obser

Leading scholars examine the conflicting paradigms of affluence and destitution in the United States—as well as other free societies—and discuss the influen

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