Isbn: 9781333568856 - the growth of large fortunes: a study of economic causes affecting the acquisition and distribution of property (classic reprint) (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book provides economic and historical context to wealth and large fortunes, with particular emphasis on the causes and consequences that have shaped them in the United States. The author challenges conventional thinking by investigating the origins, dimensions, and significance of these concentrations of capital, illustrating them with examples and data from American economic history. The book highlights that impersonal economic forces, not human nature or the unscrupulousness of individuals, are the primary causes for the recent growth of great fortunes and income. It argues that recent developmental tendencies in technology, industrial organization, and exchange have all created circumstances ripe for the growth and concentration of large sums of capital. The author asserts that inequality is a consequence of recent economic developments, not the other way around, and must be understood in this light. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …