The American Economy: Income, Wealth and Want

by Stanley Lebergott

Book Overview

Every economic system exists only to satisfy human wants, yet most systems fail to do so. Taking a keen look at the gap between goal and result, Stanley Lebergott appraises public policies relating to the U.S. distribution of income and wealth today.

Part I shows that many programs have disappointed their proponents because certain basic assumptions were not understood. The author's new data suggest more realistic answers to much-debated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691617325
• ISBN13: 9780691617329
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"