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The Great Divergence: America's Growing Inequality Crisis and What We Can Do about It
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About The Great Divergence: America's Growing Inequality
Product Description For the past three decades, America has steadily become a nation of haves and have-nots. Our incomes are increasingly drastically unequal: the top 1% of Americans collect almost 20% of the nation's income-more than double their share in 1973. We have less equality of income than Venezuela, Kenya, or Yemen.What economics Nobelist Paul Krugman terms "the Great Divergence" has until now been treated as little more than a talking point, a club to be wielded in ideological battles. But it may be the most important change in this country during our lifetimes-a sharp, fundamental shift in the character of American society, and not at all for the better.The income gap has been blamed on everything from computers to immigration, but its causes and consequences call for a patient, non-partisan exploration. In The Great Divergence, Timothy Noah delivers this urgently needed inquiry, ignoring political rhetoric and drawing on the best work of contemporary researchers to peer beyond conventional wisdom. Noah explains not only how the Great Divergence has come about, but why it threatens American democracy-and most important, how we can begin to reverse it.The Great Divergence is poised to be one of the most talked-about books of 2012, a jump-start to the national conversation about what kind of society we aspire to be in the 21st century: a land of equality, or a city on a hill-with a slum at the bottom. Review Praise for Timothy Noah's "The Great Divergence "series in Slate: "An important, exemplary, and finally passionate work of long-form journalism"--Hendrik Hertzberg "An excellent series"--Nicholas Kristof, "New York Times ""A must-read"--Jesse Singal, "Boston Globe" "Characteristically thoughtful and well-written"--David Von Drehle, "Time "Praise for "The Great Divergence""So you're busy and stressed andhave time to read just one book on America's faultline crisis of widening inequality. This is the one. Tim Noah, a pro's pro among the nation's press corps, reveals why America has increasingly become a land of haves and have-nots--and how to reverse that soul-crushing trend--with insight, verve, thoroughness and surprising passion. A must read.""--Ron Suskind, author of Confidence Men Wall Street, Washington and the Education of a President""This book is profoundly fascinating and important. The growth of income equality over the past three decades has caused a contentious partisan debate based more on ideology than fact. Timothy Noah provides a clear, dispassionate look at what has (and has not) caused this trend and what we can do about it. Everyone who cares about the future of America's middle class should read it.""--Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin and President of the Aspen Institute""This may be the most important book of the year. Timothy Noah explores the most significant long-term trend in our country, and he writes with an ease and clarity that makes reading this book a pleasure. Buy it now and read it. You'll probably end up buying more copies for your friends and colleagues."--"Thomas E. Ricks, author of Fiasco and The Gamble""Essential background reading for the coming elections."--Kirkus Reviews "Comprehensive, fair-minded, and lucid ... Noah makes a convincing and passionate case for why rising inequality harms a working democracy." -Publisher's Weekly Praise for "The Great Divergence""So you're busy and stressed andhave time to read just one book on America's faultline crisis of widening inequality. This is the one. Tim Noah, a pro's pro among the nation's press corps, reveals why America has increasingly become a land of haves and have-nots--and how to reverse that soul-crushing trend--with insight, verve, thoroughness and surprising passion. A must read.""--"Ron Suskind, author of "Confidence Men Wall Street, Washington and the Education of a President""This book is profoundly fascinating and important. The growth of income equality over the past thre
