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1) The captured economy: how the powerful enrich themselves, slow down growth, and increase inequality
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
For years, America has been plagued by slow economic growth and increasing inequality. Yet economists have long taught that there is a tradeoff between equity and efficiency-that is, between making a bigger pie and dividing it more fairly. That is why our current predicament is so puzzling: today, we are faced with both a stagnating economy and sky-high inequality. In The Captured Economy , Brink Lindsey and Steven M. Teles identify a common factor...
Author
Series
Publisher
Debolsillo
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Piense y hágase rico es una obra diseñada para arrastrar al triunfo, entendido no sólo como triunfo económico, sino, sobre todo, como logro de íntima satisfacción que permite el equilibrio personal. Es así de sencillo: la riqueza y la realización personal están al alcance de todas aquellas personas que lo desean; basta simplemente con desvelar un secreto, el secreto del éxito. Hill aprendió este secreto del famoso industrial, filántropo...
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The issue of inequality has irrefutably returned to the fore, riding on the anger against Wall Street following the 2008 financial crisis and the concentration of economic and political power in the hands of the super-rich. The Occupy movement made the plight of the 99 percent an indelible part of the public consciousness, and concerns about inequality were a decisive factor in the 2012 presidential elections. How bad is it? According to Pulitzer...
Author
Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin's cinematic legacy-an illustrated memoir of his legendary acting career, with stories from his most popular films and artwork by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss. Steve Martin has never written about his career in the movies before. In Number One Is Walking, he shares anecdotes from the sets of his beloved films-Father of the Bride, Roxanne, The Jerk, Three Amigos, and many more-bringing readers directly into...
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