This volume brings together ten influential essays by renowned sociologist Ralf Dahrendorf, offering a comprehensive exploration of major themes in sociological theory. Covering issues such as social conflict, authority, class structure, and the origins of inequality, the essays reflect Dahrendorf’s distinctive analytical approach that bridges classical and modern sociological thought. Severa…
In World on Fire, Amy Chua shows that just the opposite has happened. As global markets open, ethnic conflict worsens and democracy in developing nations turns ugly and violent. Examining the actual impact of economic globalization across the world Chua shows how free markets have concentrated disproportionate, often spectacular wealth in the hands of resented ethnic minorities. These 'market- …
This book contains: 1. America's percent problem 2. Rent seeking and the making 3. Markets & inequality 4. Why it matters 5. A democracy in Peril 6. 1984 is upon us 7. Justice for all? How inequality is eroding the rule of law 8. The battle of the budget 9. A macroeconomic policy and a centra bank by and for the 1 percent 10. The way forward: Another world is possible
This book contains: 1. The choreography of American politics 2. Polarized politicians 3. Income polarization and the electorate 4. Immigration, income, and the voter's incentive to redistribute 5. Campaign finance and polarization 6. Polarization and public policy 7. Where have you gone, Mr. Sam
In World on Fire, Amy Chua shows that just the opposite has happened. As global markets open, ethnic conflict worsens and democracy in developing nations turns ugly and violent. Examining the actual impact of economic globalization across the world Chua shows how free markets have concentrated disproportionate, often spectacular wealth in the hands of resented ethnic minorities. These 'market- …
This book is mostly about the economics of inequality. In various essays in this volume, Stiglitz describing the nexus between politics and economics: the vicious circle by which more economic inequality gets translated into political inequality, especially in America's political system, which gives such unbridled power to money.
Pathologies of Power uses harrowing stories of life and death in extreme situations to interrogate our understanding of human rights. Paul Farmer, a physician and anthropologist with twenty years of experience working in Haiti, Peru, and Russia, argues that promoting the social and economic rights of the world's poor is the most important human rights struggle of our times. With passionate eyew…
Nations fret about their shrinking sovereignty as large numbers of immigrants cross borders at will. Multinational corporations quietly draw up contracts that sidestep the legal institutions of their "home" territories. Complex financial ties tightly bind competing national centers such as New York and Tokyo, putting these cities in a nomad's land beyond the reach of any one state.