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Index
Cover
Title
Contents
Preface: The American Economy–and its Discontents
Introduction
The Current Rules
More market power, less competition
The growth of the financial sector
The “shareholder revolution,” the rise of CEO pay, and the squeezing of workers
Lower taxes for the wealthy
The end of full-employment monetary policy
The stifling of worker voice
The sinking floor of labor standards
Racial discrimination
Gender discrimination
Rewriting the Rules
Taming the Top
Make markets competitive
Fix the financial sector
Incentivize long-term business growth
Rebalance the tax and transfer system
Growing the Middle
Make full employment the goal
Empower workers
Expand access to labor markets and opportunities for advancement
Expand economic security and opportunity
Conclusion
Appendix: Overview of Recent Inequality Trends
Acknowledgments
Notes
Also by Joseph E. Stiglitz
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