The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution And The Possibilities For Change

The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution And The Possibilities For Change
ISBN-10
0465011594
ISBN-13
9780465011599
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2008-01-04
Publisher
Basic Books
Author
Lester C Thurow

Description

Written during a period of acute economic stagnation in 1980, The Zero-Sum Society discusses the human implications of economic problem solving. Interpreting macroeconomics as a zero-sum game, Thurow proposes that the American economy will not solve its most trenchant problems-inflation, slow economic growth, the environment-until the political economy can support, in theory and in practice, the idea that certain members of society will have to bear the brunt of taxation and other government-sponsored economic actions. As relevant today as it was twenty years ago, The Zero-Sum Society offers a classic set of recommendations about the best way to balance government stewardship of the economy and the free-market aspirations of upwardly mobile Americans.

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