"For the past several decades, politicians and economists have thought that high levels of inequality were good for the economy. But an economy that works only for the rich simply doesn't work. Becaus
"For the past several decades, politicians and economists have thought that high levels of inequality were good for the economy. But an economy that works only for the rich simply doesn't work. Becaus
Domanski offers an examination of the ongoing viability of the middle class in Poland. He has organized the main body of his text in six chapters devoted to the heartening myth of the middle class, co
In American Mojo: Lost and Found, Peter D. Kiernan, award-winning author ofNew York Times bestseller Becoming China’s Bitch, focuses on America’s greatest challenge—and opportunity—restoring the middl
The Indian subdistrict of Shahabad, located in the dwindling forests of the southeastern tip of Rajasthan, is an area of extreme poverty. Beset by droughts and food shortages in recent years, it is th
The Indian subdistrict of Shahabad, located in the dwindling forests of the southeastern tip of Rajasthan, is an area of extreme poverty. Beset by droughts and food shortages in recent years, it is th
A paradoxical situation emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century: the dramatic upscaling of the suburban American dream even as the possibilities for achieving and maintaining it diminished. Ha
A paradoxical situation emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century: the dramatic upscaling of the suburban American dream even as the possibilities for achieving and maintaining it diminished. Ha
We Are Left without a Father Here is a transnational history of working people's struggles and a gendered analysis of populism and colonialism in mid-twentieth-century Puerto Rico. At its core are the
We Are Left without a Father Here is a transnational history of working people's struggles and a gendered analysis of populism and colonialism in mid-twentieth-century Puerto Rico. At its core are the
Read. Write. Oxford.In order to understand why people are poor, we must also look at why people are wealthy.Poverty/Privilege: A Reader for Writers examines the social, cultural, and political forces
This anthology of narratives dramatizing the lived experience of class in America includes forty original essays from authors who represent a range of classes, genders, races, ethnicities, ages, and o
This anthology of narratives dramatizing the lived experience of class in America includes forty original essays from authors who represent a range of classes, genders, races, ethnicities, ages, and o
At a time when social influence, economic resources, and political opportunities seem to become ever more concentrated among ever fewer individuals, this book represents the first systematic effort in
At a time when social influence, economic resources, and political opportunities seem to become ever more concentrated among ever fewer individuals, this book represents the first systematic effort in
"Forgotten People deals with people living at the fringes of the Indonesian society. It describes and analyses their livelihoods and styles of making a living from an insider perspective. While Indone
The emergence of the African middle class as a driver of Africa’s economic growth stands out as an important milestone in Africa’s contemporary economic history. This growth, though uneven, is a sourc
