The great divergence : America's growing inequality crisis and what we can do about it / Timothy Noah ; illustrations by Catherine Mulbrandon.

Critically assesses income inequality in America and the ways it threatens democracy, tracing disturbing income ratio trends throughout the past three decades while outlining an urgent call for nonpartisan solutions.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noah, Timothy
Other Authors: Mulbrandon, Catherine (Illustrator)
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Physical Description:264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
America's growing inequality crisis and what we can do about it.
Format: Book

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