Wealth, Poverty, and Politics: An International Perspective

by Thomas Sowell

Book Overview

In Wealth, Poverty, and Politics , Thomas Sowell, one of the foremost conservative public intellectuals in this country, argues that political and ideological struggles have led to dangerous confusion about income inequality in America. Pundits and politically motivated economists trumpet ambiguous statistics and sensational theories while ignoring the true determinant of income inequality: the production of wealth. We cannot properly understand inequality...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465082939
• ISBN13: 9780465082933
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"