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A graduate of amherst college, he received his phd from mit in 1967, became a full professor at yale in 1970, and in 1979 was awarded the john bates clark award, given biennially by the american economic association to the economist under 40 who has made the most significant contribution to the field. Unequal societies and what we can do about them, about the rising inequality in the united states and. Unequal societies and what we can do about them ebook written by joseph e. The great divide gathers his most provocative reflections to date on the subject of inequality. With trump in office i realized that i needed to read this book that has been on my desk for the past year.
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