The American Economy: Income, Wealth and Want

by Stanley Lebergott

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 questions:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691042101
• ISBN13: 9780691042107
• Release Date: April 1976
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.8"