{"product_id":"the-inequality-trap-william-watson-9781442637245","title":"The Inequality Trap: Fighting Capitalism Instead of Poverty","description":"\u003cp\u003eUS President Barack Obama has called economic inequality the \"defining issue of our time.\" It has inspired the \"Occupy\" movements, made a French economist into a global celebrity, and given us a new expression - the \"one percent.\" But is our preoccupation with inequality really justified? Or wise?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his new book, William Watson argues that focusing on inequality is both an error and a trap. It is an error because much inequality is \"good,\" the reward for thrift, industry, and invention. It is a trap because it leads us to fixate on the top end of the income distribution, rather than on those at the bottom who need help most. In fact, if we respond to growing inequality by fighting capitalism rather than poverty, we may end up both poorer and less equal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplaining the complexities of modern economics in a clear, accessible style, \u003cem\u003eThe Inequality Trap\u003c\/em\u003e is the must-read rejoinder to the idea that fighting inequality should be our top policy priority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442637242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442637245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2015 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016","brand":"William Watson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46052236755199,"sku":"9781442637245","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf5cff6c-29ab-4e8a-8604-d725436671e3.jpg?v=1723555734","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-inequality-trap-william-watson-9781442637245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}