Wealth and Want

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Wealth and Want
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stanley Lebergott
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreEconomic theory and philosophy
Macroeconomics
ISBN/Barcode 9780691617343
ClassificationsDewey:339.2
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

There exist eight reliable ways to increase poverty and the United States is now pursuing seven of them, according to Lebergott. His provocative examination of income and wealth in this country reveals the impossibility of ending poverty permanently without changing American capitalism beyond recognition. Originally published in 1976. The Princet