{"product_id":"9780691190785","title":"Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism","description":"Author: Anne Case\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691190785\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 May 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Editors\u0026amp;#x27; Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Business Books of 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Notable 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Favorite Books of 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInside Higher Ed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Best Books of 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Business Book of the Year Award 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America\u0026amp;#x27;s working class\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife expectancy in the United States has recently fallen for three years in a row - a reversal not seen since 1918 or 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\u0026amp;#x27;re still rising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne Case and Angus Deaton, known for first sounding the alarm about deaths of despair, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e paints a troubling portrait of the American dream in decline. For the white working class, today\u0026amp;#x27;s America has become a land of broken families and few prospects. As the college educated become healthier and wealthier, adults without a degree are literally dying from pain and despair. In this critically important book, Case and Deaton tie the crisis to the weakening position of labor, the growing power of corporations, and, above all, to a rapacious healthcare sector that redistributes working class wages into the pockets of the wealthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapitalism, which over two centuries lifted countless people out of poverty, is now destroying the lives of blue collar America. This book charts a way forward, providing solutions that can rein in capitalism\u0026amp;#x27;s excesses and make it work for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46803638583454,"sku":"ADS-9780691190785","price":47.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691190785.jpg?v=1778205627","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691190785","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}