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Joseph Stiglitz (2012) The Price of Inequality

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Barney Gilmore

A Synopsis of the book: The Price of Inequality (2012) by Joseph Stiglitz INCREASES IN POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTABILITY: THEIR LINKS TO INEQUALITY In 1887 England’s Lord Acton wrote: “power tends to … Continue reading →

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