03100oam 2200673I 450 991079005470332120230126204755.01-136-81137-01-283-10395-897866131039561-136-81138-90-203-82887-910.4324/9780203828878 (CKB)2670000000088404(EBL)683937(OCoLC)721907155(SSID)ssj0000543976(PQKBManifestationID)12198199(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543976(PQKBWorkID)10532377(PQKB)10736272(MiAaPQ)EBC683937(Au-PeEL)EBL683937(CaPaEBR)ebr10514280(CaONFJC)MIL310395(EXLCZ)99267000000008840420180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInequality and power the economics of class /Eric A. SchutzNew York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (241 p.)Routledge frontiers of political economy ;140Description based upon print version of record.0-415-64454-2 0-415-55480-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- People make their choices -- Opportunity matters -- Opportunity matters : more yet -- How power works -- Capitalism : "classical" class -- Realities of class today -- Running the system : business power and political power -- Cultural power -- Increasing inequality today -- Confronting inequality and class : distributive justice -- Confronting inequality and class : economy, community and biosphere -- Conclusion.This book is about the causes and consequences of economic inequality in the advanced market economies of today. It is common that in market systems people choose their own individual economic destinies, but of course the choices people make are importantly determined by the alternatives available to them: unequal opportunity is the critical determinant of economic disparities. This begs the question; from where do the vast inequalities of opportunity arise? This book theorizes that power and social class are the real crux of economic inequality.Most of mainstream econoRoutledge frontiers of political economy ;140.Social classesEconomic aspectsUnited StatesEqualityEconomic aspectsUnited StatesPower (Social sciences)Economic aspectsUnited StatesUnited StatesSocial conditionsSocial classesEconomic aspectsEqualityEconomic aspectsPower (Social sciences)Economic aspects305.5/10973Schutz Eric A.1947-,1533678MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790054703321Inequality and power3780781UNINA