A Republic of Equals, Jonathan Rothwell
A Republic of Equals, Jonathan Rothwell
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A Republic of Equals
A Manifesto for a Just Society

Author: Jonathan Rothwell

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Unabridged: 12 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/05/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Why political inequality is to blame for economic and social injustice

Political equality is the most basic tenet of democracy. Yet in America and other democratic nations, those with political power have special access to markets and public services. A Republic of Equals traces the massive income inequality observed in the United States and other rich democracies to politicized markets and avoidable gaps in opportunity—and explains why they are the root cause of what ails democracy today.

In this provocative book, Jonathan Rothwell draws on the latest empirical evidence from across the social sciences to demonstrate how rich democracies have allowed racial politics and the interests of those at the top to subordinate justice. He looks at the rise of nationalism in Europe and the United States, revealing how this trend overlaps with racial prejudice and is related to mounting frustration with a political status quo that thrives on income inequality and inefficient markets. But economic differences are by no means inevitable. Differences in group status by race and ethnicity are dynamic and have reversed themselves across continents and within countries. A Republic of Equals provides a bold new perspective on how to foster greater political and social equality, while moving societies closer to what a true republic should be.


About Jonathan Rothwell

Jonathan Rothwell is the Principal Economist at Gallup and a visiting scholar at George Washington University's Institute of Public Policy. He lives in Washington, DC.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alok

A very insightful book - First chapter itself is a great reward for reading this immensely educative book on 1%, the economic manifestation of skewed policy decisions, analysis of haves and have nots of American society. And all of this through first rate data. Magnificent!......more

Goodreads review by Dylan

Rothwell writes like a member of the Brookings Institute, which can be weary in long stretches as one is pelted with study, table, and graph after graph as the numbers pile up. The narrative though, is more focused than I initially expected. The economy has high barriers of entry to elite profession......more