Angus Deaton
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"In 1995, the editor of the newsletter for the Royal Economic Society, who was a fan of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America on BBC Radio 4, suggested to Angus Deaton that he write a Letter about economic events in America. Twenty-five years later, Deaton, now a Nobel laureate and one of the world's most respected economists, submitted his fiftieth and final Letter from America. Over the years Deaton wrote about many topics, from the War on Terror...
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"Angus Deaton, Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics" "Winner of the 2013 William G. Bowen Award, Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University" "One of Bloomberg Businessweek's Best Books of 2015, chosen by John Snow" "One of Bloomberg/Businessweek Best Books of 2013, selected by Christopher L. Eisgruber (president of Princeton University)" "One of Forbes Magazine's Best Books of 2013" "Honorable Mention for the 2013 PROSE Award in Economics,...
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"This book documents the decline of white-working class lives over the last half-century and examines the social and economic forces that have slowly made these lives more difficult. Case and Deaton argue that market and political power in the United States have moved away from labor towards capital-as unions have weakened and politics have become more favorable to business, corporations have become more powerful. Consolidation in some American industries,...