Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism /
Anne Case, Angus Deaton.
- x, 312 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Introduction : death in the afternoon -- I. Past as prologue -- The calm before the storm -- Things come apart -- Deaths of despair -- II. The anatomy of the battlefield -- The lives and deaths of the more (and less) educated -- Black and white deaths -- The health of the living -- The misery and mystery of pain -- Suicide, drugs, and alcohol -- Opioids -- III. What's the economy got to do with it? -- False trails : poverty, income, and the great recession -- Gorwaing apart at work -- Widening gaps at home -- IV. Why is capitalism failing so many? -- How American healthcare is undermining lives -- Capitalism, immigrants, robots, and China -- Firms, consumers, and workers -- What to do?
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Suicide--United States. Premature death--United States. Public health--United States. Life expectancy--United States. Capitalism--Social aspects--United States.