Curated Collection: Inequality

The widening divide between rich and poor is a defining challenge of this time. We present books that explore inequality’s rise, demonstrate its long-term damage on global economic conditions, and advocate for change.

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TitleAuthorFormatPublication DatePrice
Cover: World Inequality Report 2018World Inequality Report 2018Alvaredo, Facundo
Chancel, Lucas
Piketty, Thomas
Saez, Emmanuel
Zucman, Gabriel
PAPERBACK07/09/2018$25.95
Cover: Inequality: What Can Be Done?Inequality: What Can Be Done?Atkinson, Anthony B.HARDCOVER05/11/2015$34.00
Cover: Inequality: What Can Be Done?Inequality: What Can Be Done?Atkinson, Anthony B.PAPERBACK01/22/2018$22.00
Cover: The Great Convergence: Information Technology and the New GlobalizationThe Great Convergence: Information Technology and the New GlobalizationBaldwin, RichardHARDCOVER11/14/2016$29.95
Cover: The Great Convergence: Information Technology and the New GlobalizationThe Great Convergence: Information Technology and the New GlobalizationBaldwin, RichardPAPERBACK05/06/2019$20.00
Cover: The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth GapThe Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth GapBaradaran, MehrsaPAPERBACK03/11/2019$19.95
Cover: The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth GapThe Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth GapBaradaran, MehrsaHARDCOVER09/14/2017$41.00
Cover: How the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to DemocracyHow the Other Half Banks: Exclusion, Exploitation, and the Threat to DemocracyBaradaran, MehrsaPAPERBACK03/12/2018$23.00
Cover: A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor CountriesA World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor CountriesBardhan, PranabHARDCOVER10/18/2022$27.95
Cover: After Piketty: The Agenda for Economics and InequalityAfter Piketty: The Agenda for Economics and InequalityBoushey, Heather
DeLong, J. Bradford
Steinbaum, Marshall
HARDCOVER05/08/2017$36.00
Cover: After Piketty: The Agenda for Economics and InequalityAfter Piketty: The Agenda for Economics and InequalityBoushey, Heather
DeLong, J. Bradford
Steinbaum, Marshall
PAPERBACK02/11/2019$22.00
Cover: Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about ItUnbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about ItBoushey, HeatherHARDCOVER10/15/2019$27.95
Cover: Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about ItUnbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about ItBoushey, HeatherPAPERBACK02/23/2021$20.00
Cover: Unsustainable Inequalities: Social Justice and the EnvironmentUnsustainable Inequalities: Social Justice and the EnvironmentChancel, Lucas
DeBevoise, Malcolm
HARDCOVER10/06/2020$31.00
Cover: World Inequality Report 2022World Inequality Report 2022Chancel, Lucas
Piketty, Thomas
Saez, Emmanuel
Zucman, Gabriel
PAPERBACK11/01/2022$35.00
Cover: Open: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global CapitalOpen: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global CapitalClausing, KimberlyHARDCOVER03/04/2019$27.95
Cover: Open: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global CapitalOpen: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global CapitalClausing, KimberlyPAPERBACK09/22/2020$19.00
Cover: The Pricing of Progress: Economic Indicators and the Capitalization of American LifeThe Pricing of Progress: Economic Indicators and the Capitalization of American LifeCook, EliHARDCOVER09/25/2017$41.00
Cover: City of Debtors: A Century of Fringe FinanceCity of Debtors: A Century of Fringe FinanceFleming, AnneHARDCOVER01/08/2018$50.00
Cover: The Wolf at the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight ItThe Wolf at the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight ItGraetz, Michael J.
Shapiro, Ian
PAPERBACK11/02/2021$19.95
Cover: Capital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One PercentCapital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One PercentHarrington, BrookeHARDCOVER09/12/2016$38.00
Cover: Capital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One PercentCapital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One PercentHarrington, BrookePAPERBACK07/14/2020$21.00
Cover: Globalization and InequalityGlobalization and InequalityHelpman, ElhananHARDCOVER08/06/2018$26.95
Cover: The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of ModernityThe Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of ModernityMcCarraher, EugeneHARDCOVER11/12/2019$39.95
Cover: The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of ModernityThe Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of ModernityMcCarraher, EugenePAPERBACK04/05/2022$27.95
Cover: Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the WorldCapitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the WorldMilanovic, BrankoHARDCOVER09/24/2019$29.95
Cover: Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the WorldCapitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the WorldMilanovic, BrankoPAPERBACK09/07/2021$19.95
Cover: Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of GlobalizationGlobal Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of GlobalizationMilanovic, BrankoPAPERBACK04/09/2018$22.00
Cover: Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal WorldNot Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal WorldMoyn, SamuelPAPERBACK09/17/2019$20.00
Cover: The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free MarketsThe Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free MarketsPhilippon, ThomasHARDCOVER10/29/2019$29.95
Cover: The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free MarketsThe Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free MarketsPhilippon, ThomasPAPERBACK10/19/2021$17.95
Cover: A Brief History of EqualityA Brief History of EqualityPiketty, Thomas
Rendall, Steven
HARDCOVER04/19/2022$27.95
Cover: Capital and IdeologyCapital and IdeologyPiketty, Thomas
Goldhammer, Arthur
HARDCOVER03/10/2020$39.95
Cover: Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyCapital in the Twenty-First CenturyPiketty, Thomas
Goldhammer, Arthur
HARDCOVER04/15/2014$39.95
Cover: Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyCapital in the Twenty-First CenturyPiketty, Thomas
Goldhammer, Arthur
PAPERBACK08/14/2017$23.00
Cover: The Economics of InequalityThe Economics of InequalityPiketty, Thomas
Goldhammer, Arthur
HARDCOVER08/03/2015$27.00
Cover: You’re Paid What You’re Worth: And Other Myths of the Modern EconomyYou’re Paid What You’re Worth: And Other Myths of the Modern EconomyRosenfeld, JakeHARDCOVER02/16/2021$29.95
Cover: Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global EconomyExpulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global EconomySassen, SaskiaHARDCOVER05/05/2014$36.00
Cover: The Return of Inequality: Social Change and the Weight of the PastThe Return of Inequality: Social Change and the Weight of the PastSavage, MikeHARDCOVER05/18/2021$36.00
Cover: The Coming Good Society: Why New Realities Demand New RightsThe Coming Good Society: Why New Realities Demand New RightsSchulz, William F.
Raman, Sushma
HARDCOVER06/09/2020$29.95
Cover: Indentured Students: How Government-Guaranteed Loans Left Generations Drowning in College DebtIndentured Students: How Government-Guaranteed Loans Left Generations Drowning in College DebtShermer, Elizabeth TandyHARDCOVER08/03/2021$29.95
Cover: The Public Option: How to Expand Freedom, Increase Opportunity, and Promote EqualityThe Public Option: How to Expand Freedom, Increase Opportunity, and Promote EqualitySitaraman, Ganesh
Alstott, Anne L.
HARDCOVER07/01/2019$25.95
Cover: Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of NeoliberalismGlobalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of NeoliberalismSlobodian, QuinnHARDCOVER03/16/2018$35.00
Cover: Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of NeoliberalismGlobalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of NeoliberalismSlobodian, QuinnPAPERBACK04/07/2020$22.00
Cover: Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane EconomyBasic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane EconomyVan Parijs, Philippe
Vanderborght, Yannick
HARDCOVER03/20/2017$29.95
Cover: Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane EconomyBasic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane EconomyVan Parijs, Philippe
Vanderborght, Yannick
PAPERBACK04/22/2019$21.00
Cover: The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder: Labor’s Last Best WeaponThe Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder: Labor’s Last Best WeaponWebber, DavidHARDCOVER04/02/2018$38.00
Cover: The Fissured Workplace: Why Work Became So Bad for So Many and What Can Be Done to Improve ItThe Fissured Workplace: Why Work Became So Bad for So Many and What Can Be Done to Improve ItWeil, DavidPAPERBACK05/08/2017$26.00
Cover: A Century of Wealth in AmericaA Century of Wealth in AmericaWolff, Edward N.HARDCOVER10/16/2017$39.95
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