Too Much Stuff: Capitalism in Crisis - Rilegato

Yamamura, Kozo

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ISBN 10: 1447335651 ISBN 13: 9781447335658

Casa editrice: Policy Pr, 2017

Riassunto

Where has capitalism gone wrong? Why are advanced capitalist economies so sick, and why do conventional policy solutions—such as reduced taxes and increased money supply—produce only wider income disparity and inequality? We are now living in a new world in which a majority of people enjoys the highest living standard in history, acquiring more and more goods and services as necessary luxuries. But as Kozo Yamamura shows, despite our apparent lust for gourmet food and designer clothes, for larger homes, the latest gadgets, and exotic vacations, demand for these goods actually grows slowly, so relying on them to reinvigorate our economies will not succeed.

With Too Much Stuff, Yamamura upends conventional capitalist wisdom to provide a new approach. He calls for increased tax-funded demand to address a range of societal needs—such as environmental concerns, social safety nets, infrastructure, and better education and housing for all. By addressing these needs, argues Yamamura, we can also take huge steps toward reducing the growing wealth gap that threatens global democracy. Both solutions-oriented and accessibly written, this book draws on fascinating case studies from the United States, Japan, and Germany, as well as convincing evidence from across the Western world, to suggest practical steps forward that we can all understand and support. Too Much Stuff boldly challenges the economic orthodoxy and, in so doing, challenges us to think outside the box for the betterment of all.

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Recensione:

A bold and heterodox diagnosis of capitalism's illness, and a bracing prescription: It's time for government to invest in basic needs, rather than encouraging us to make and buy growing mounds of junk. We will be talking about this book for years. --Walter Hatch, Oak Institute for Human Rights, Colby College

A compelling argument for a fairer, smarter form of capitalism which prioritises spending on public goods like health, infrastructure, education, and the environment. At a time of sharpening political end economic divides, this book is a must read. --Miranda Schreurs, Bavarian School of Public Policy, Technical University of Munich

This book is right on time: the leading post-WWII economies are losing economic momentum and facing threats to their democratic institutions. Kozo Yamamura demands a prompt systemic change of the capitalist system in order to revitalize growth and secure democracy. --Guenter Heiduk, World Economy Research Institute, Warsaw School of Economics

L'autore:

Kozo Yamamura (1934-2017) was the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor of Japanese Studies and professor of economics at the University of Washington. He also worked at universities in the United States, Japan, Germany, and France. He is the author or editor of twenty-five books, many focused on the Japanese economy and economic history, as well as several on comparative economic institutions and policy.

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• Editore: Policy Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1447335651
• ISBN 13: 9781447335658
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 214