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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Case, Anne

In this critically important book, Case and Deaton tie the crisis to the weakening position of labor, the growing power of corporations, and, above all, to a rapacious healthcare sector that redistributes working class wages into the pockets of the wealthy.

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Book Title	Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by
Subject Area	Political Science, Psychology, Business & Economics, Medical
Publication Name	Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Item Length	9.5 in
Subject	Public Health, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Economics / General, Psychopathology / Addiction, Suicide
Publication Year	2020
Type	Textbook
Format	Hardcover
Language	English
Item Height	1.1 in
Author	Anne. Case, Angus. Deaton
Item Weight	25 Oz
Item Width	6.7 in
Number of Pages	312 Pages

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Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award 2020

From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class

Life expectancy in the United States has recently fallen for three years in a row - a reversal not seen since 1918 or in any other wealthy nation in modern times. In the past two decades, deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism have risen dramatically, and now claim hundreds of thousands of American lives each year - and they're still rising.

Anne Case and Angus Deaton, known for first sounding the alarm about deaths of despair, explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class. They demonstrate why, for those who used to prosper in America, capitalism is no longer delivering.

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism paints a troubling portrait of the American dream in decline. For the white working class, today's America has become a land of broken families and few prospects. As the college educated become healthier and wealthier, adults without a degree are literally dying from pain and despair. In this critically important book, Case and Deaton tie the crisis to the weakening position of labor, the growing power of corporations, and, above all, to a rapacious healthcare sector that redistributes working class wages into the pockets of the wealthy.

Capitalism, which over two centuries lifted countless people out of poverty, is now destroying the lives of blue collar America. This book charts a way forward, providing solutions that can rein in capitalism's excesses and make it work for everyone.