Does the Richness of the Few Benefit Us All?

by Zygmunt Bauman

Book Overview

It is commonly assumed that the best way to help the poor out oftheir misery is to allow the rich to get richer, that if the richpay less taxes then all the rest of us will be better off, and thatin the final analysis the richness of the few benefits us all. Andyet these commonly held beliefs are flatly contradicted by ourdaily experience, an abundance of research findings and, indeed, logic. Such bizarre discrepancy between hard facts and popularopinions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745671098
• ISBN13: 9780745671093
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.8" x 7.4"