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Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism / Anne Case, Angus Deaton.
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- ISBN: 9780691190785
- ISBN: 069119078X
- Physical Description: 1 volume : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The calm before the storm -- Things come apart -- Deaths of despair -- The lives and deaths of the more (and less) educated -- Black and white deaths -- The condition of the living -- The misery and mystery of pain -- Suicide, drugs, and alcohol -- Opioids -- False trails : poverty, income, and the Great Recession -- Growing apart at work -- Widening gaps at home -- How American healthcare is undermining lives -- Capitalism, immigrants, robots, and China -- Firms, consumers, and workers -- What to do? |
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
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Table of Contents
Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Preface | p. ix | |
| Introduction: Death in the Afternoon | p. 1 | |
| Part I | Past as Prologue | p. 17 |
| 1 | The Calm before the Storm | p. 19 |
| 2 | Things Come Apart | p. 28 |
| 3 | Deaths of Despair | p. 37 |
| Part II | The Anatomy of the Battlefield | p. 47 |
| 4 | The Lives and Deaths of the More (and Less) Educated | p. 49 |
| 5 | Black and White Deaths | p. 62 |
| 6 | The Health of the Living | p. 71 |
| 7 | The Misery and Mystery of Pain | p. 83 |
| 8 | Suicide; Drugs, and Alcohol | p. 94 |
| 9 | Opioids | p. 109 |
| Part III | What's the Economy Got to Do With It? | p. 131 |
| 10 | False Trails: Poverty, Income, and the Great Recession | p. 133 |
| 11 | Growing Apart at Work | p. 148 |
| 12 | Widening Gaps at Home | p. 167 |
| Part IV | Why Is Capitalism Failing So Many? | p. 185 |
| 13 | How American Healthcare Is Undermining Lives | p. 191 |
| 14 | Capitalism, Immigrants, Robots, and China | p. 212 |
| 15 | Firms, Consumers, and Workers | p. 226 |
| 16 | What to Do? | p. 245 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 263 | |
| Notes | p. 265 | |
| Index | p. 293 |
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