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Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism / Anne Case, Angus Deaton.
By: Case, Anne [author.]
.Contributor(s): Deaton, Angus [author.].Publisher: Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2020Description: x, 312 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691190785; 9780691199955.Subject(s): Suicide -- United States | Premature death -- United States | Public health -- United States | Life expectancy -- United States | Capitalism -- Social aspects -- United States | United States -- Social conditions -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 362.28
Contents:
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?
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 362.28 CAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 019900 |
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?