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OverviewInequalities of income, wealth and of power have been with us for millennia. This book is a critique of the counter-productivity of growing economic inequality from the 1980s to today. Douglas Dowd argues against capitalist expansion, exploitation and oligarchic rule. The book states that the globalisation and growth of the financial sector will impact painfully upon hundreds of millions of people. Presenting both a history of the current crisis and well as an overview of its politics, Inequality and the Global Economic Crisis look at militarism, consumerism, the media, education, housing and the homeless, nutrition and hunger, family life for a full picture of the destruction of global financialisation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas DowdPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780745329444ISBN 10: 0745329446 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 07 September 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents"Prologue 1. Inequality: An Introduction 2. Class Inequality and the Inequality of Political and Social Power 3. Inequality Based on Gender, ""Race,"" Nationalism and Religion 4. Big Business and Inequality 5. Today's Inequality as Worsened by Consumerism and the Media, 6. Globalization: Unintended Consequences, Inc. 7. Financialization: Las Vegas, Inc. 8. Militarism and Inequality 9. Inequality's Consequences for its Victims and its Victimizers regarding: Poverty and Health Care 10. Inequality's Consequences for its Victims and its Victimizers regarding Education, Housing and the Homeless, Nutrition and Hunger, Opportunity, Dignity, Morale, and Family life 11. Inequality's Interacting Consequences for the Economy, Democracy, and Social Decency 12. Comparisons of Inequality and its treatment between the U.S.A. and Western Europe Epilogue Bibliography Index"ReviewsThere's no person alive that I've learned more from than Doug Dowd. And it never stops! I'm eager to read this latest book--and his next one! -- Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers. Douglas Dowd is our most reliable economic historian, and in this book he skilfully weaves together the current economic crisis, the globalization factor, and the persistence of equality to come up with a penetrating analysis of where we are today. The book is full of useful, often startling information. It is an ideal antidote to the nonsense we get from the so-called experts. -- Howard Zinn Once again, as he has done so often in the past, Douglas Dowd offers readers a reliable, clear-headed and compassionate analysis of the current global economic crisis. Inequality and the Global Economic Crisis is an invaluable guide to our current woes -- Marilyn B. Young, Professor of History, New York University and co-editor of Bombing Civilians: A 20th Century History. 'Offers readers a reliable, clear-headed and compassionate analysis of the current global economic crisis' -- Marilyn B. Young, Professor of History, New York University and co-editor of Bombing Civilians: A 20th Century History. 'There's no person alive that I've learned more from than Doug Dowd' -- Daniel Ellsberg, author of Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers. 'Douglas Dowd is our most reliable economic historian, and in this book he skilfully weaves together the current economic crisis, the globalisation factor, and the persistence of equality to come up with a penetrating analysis of where we are today. The book is full of useful, often startling information. It is an ideal antidote to the nonsense we get from the so-called experts' -- Howard Zinn Author InformationDouglas Dowd was a widely respected academic and political activist. He taught at Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Berkeley, San Jose State University and at the University of Modena in Italy. He is the author of Capitalism and its Economics (Pluto, 2004), Inequality and the Global Economic Crisis (Pluto, 2009) and Understanding Capitalism (Pluto, 2000). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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