Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism
Case, Anne
Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism - Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020. - x, 312p.; hbk; 25cm.
Includes notes, index and references
Life expectancy in the United States has recently fallen for three years in a row—a reversal not seen since 1918 or in any other wealthy nation in modern times. In the past two decades, deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism have risen dramatically, and now claim hundreds of thousands of American lives each year—and they’re still rising. Anne Case and Angus Deaton, known for first sounding the alarm about deaths of despair, explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class. They demonstrate why, for those who used to prosper in America, capitalism is no longer delivering.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190785/deaths-of-despair-and-the-future-of-capitalism
9780691190785
United States
Social conditions
Capitalism--Social aspects
Public health
Premature death
Suicide--Economic aspects
Drugs--Overdose
362.28 / CAS
Deaths of despair and the future of capitalism - Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020. - x, 312p.; hbk; 25cm.
Includes notes, index and references
Life expectancy in the United States has recently fallen for three years in a row—a reversal not seen since 1918 or in any other wealthy nation in modern times. In the past two decades, deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism have risen dramatically, and now claim hundreds of thousands of American lives each year—and they’re still rising. Anne Case and Angus Deaton, known for first sounding the alarm about deaths of despair, explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class. They demonstrate why, for those who used to prosper in America, capitalism is no longer delivering.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691190785/deaths-of-despair-and-the-future-of-capitalism
9780691190785
United States
Social conditions
Capitalism--Social aspects
Public health
Premature death
Suicide--Economic aspects
Drugs--Overdose
362.28 / CAS
