The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution and the Possibilities for Economic Change
by Lester C. Thurow
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Written during a period of acute economic stagnation in 1980, The Zero-Sum Society discusses the human implications of economic problem solving. Interpreting macroeconomics as a zero-sum game, Thurow proposes that the American economy will not solve its most trenchant problems-inflation, slow economic growth, the environment-until the political economy can support, in theory and in practice, the idea that certain members of society will have to bear the brunt of taxation and other show more government-sponsored economic actions. As relevant today as it was twenty years ago, The Zero-Sum Society offers a classic set of recommendations about the best way to balance government stewardship of the economy and the free-market aspirations of upwardly mobile Americans. show lessTags
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A fundamentally wrong-headed approach to economics and policy. A great title, a good example of misconstruing the subject from the get-go.
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Lester C. Thurow is Lemelson Professor of Management and Economics at MIT, where he has taught since 1968
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- 330.973 — Society, government, & culture Economics Jobs & Careers Economic geography and history North America United States
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