{"product_id":"deaths-of-despair-and-the-future-of-capitalism-9780691217079","title":"Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of 2020\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Book to Read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism are rising dramatically in the United States, claiming hundreds of thousands of American lives. Anne Case and Angus Deaton 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. As the college educated become healthier and wealthier, adults without a degree are literally dying from pain and despair. Case and Deaton tie the crisis to the weakening position of labor, the growing power of corporations, and a rapacious health-care sector that redistributes working-class wages into the pockets of the wealthy. This critically important book paints a troubling portrait of the American dream in decline, and provides solutions that can rein in capitalism's excesses and make it work for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anne Case","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959845949558,"sku":"9780691217079","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_fcea4ca5-1919-4dab-a51f-f9c563e9c88e.jpg?v=1767777785","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/deaths-of-despair-and-the-future-of-capitalism-9780691217079","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}