41 pages 1 hour read

Joseph E. Stiglitz

The Price of Inequality

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

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Essay Topics

1.

Discuss, with examples, five ways the US economy could be reformed to benefit all Americans.

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Stiglitz argues that federal regulators and lawmakers are often captured. What does he mean by captured? How does their capture contribute to inequality?

3.

What is rent seeking? Why and how does Stiglitz seek to limit its effects on the US economy?