The Zero-Sum Society
Distribution and the Possibilities for Economic Change
by Lester C. Thurow
ISBN: 0465093841
ISBN-13: 9780465093847
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Published date: 1980
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A leading economist maintains that America's economic problems cannot be solved without worsening conditions for many people although society as a whole might gain in the process.
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The Zero-Sum Society
Lester C. Thurow
New York: Basic Books, 1980. Hard Cover. Very Good. Very Good/Very Good 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 0-465-09384-1.. ( more information)
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Lester C. Thurow
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The Zero-Sum Society
Thurow, Lester C
New York: Basic Books, 1980. Distribution and the Possibiltiies for Economic Change.Hardback,Ex-Library,with usual stamps markings, ,in good all-round condition,dust jacket in good condition,230pages., 600grams, ISBN:0465093841" . ( more information)
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Basic Books Inc.,U.S, 1980. Hardcover,ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Ships within 24 hours. pp., 600grams, ISBN:0465093841" . ( more information)
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Thurow, Lester C
New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers. 1980. 8th Printing. Hard Cover. Good. Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall 230 pgs. Interior- Flawless. The boards and DJ are well preserved w/ only light signs of use. ( more information)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1980 Very-nice condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $12.95. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 230 pages. Synopsis Written during a period of acute economic stagnation in 1980, The Zero-Sum Societydiscusses the human implications of economic problem solving. Interpreting macroeconomics as a zero-sum game, Thurow proposes that the American economy will not solve its most trenchant problems inflation, slow economic growth, the enviornmen until the political economy can support, in theory and in practice, the idea that certain members of society will have to bear the brunt of taxation and other government-sponsored economic actions. As relevant today as it was twenty years ago, The Zero-Sum Society offers a classic set of recommendations about the best way to balance government stewardship of the economy and the free-market aspirations of upwardly mobile Americans. About the Author: Lester Thurow had been professor of management and economics at MIT for more than thirty years. A Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University, he taught at Harvard from 1966 to 1968 after a term as a staff economist on President Lyndon Johnson's Council of Economic Advisers. In addition to writing several books, three of them New York Times best-sellers, he has served on the Editorial Board of the New York Times, as a contributing editor of Newsweek, and as a member of Time magazine's Board of Economists.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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The Zero-Sum Society: Distribution and the Possibilities for Economic Change
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New York: Basic Books. Very Good/Very Good. 1980. Hardcover. 0465093841 Very Good in Very Good jacket 8vo. John Kenneth Galbraith, The New York Review of Books "An extraordinarily good and lucid examination of current economic difficulties. "--This text refers to the Paperback edition. Book Info Shows readers how to think about the best way to balance government stewardship of the economy and the free market aspirations of upwardly mobile Americans. Analyzes the social implications of American economic policy, employing a specific method of economic problem-solving. Softcover. DLC: United States--Economic conditions--1971-. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Book Description A classic in economics from the three-time New York Times best seller. Written during a period of acute economic stagnation in 1980, The Zero-Sum Society discusses the human implications of economic problem solving. Interpreting macroeconomics as a zero-sum game, Thurow proposes that the American economy will not solve its most trenchant problems-inflation, slow economic growth, the environment-until the political economy can support, in theory and in practice, the idea that certain members of society will have to bear the brunt of taxation and other government-sponsored economic actions. As relevant today as it was twenty years ago, The Zero-Sum Society offers a classic set of recommendations about the best way to balance government stewardship of the economy and the free-market aspirations of upwardly mobile Americans. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. . ( more information)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1980. Dark blue cloth, covers very slightly flared open, gilt lettering very good on spine, pencil notes to early pages and final end paper reverse. DJ has dark yellow background, praise n back from New York Review of Books, Washington Post, Business Week and The New Republic. DJ has tiny crease at spine top edge and bottom back tip. Near Fine DJ/Near Very Good book.. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Fine. ( more information)
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The zero-sum society : distribution and the possibilities for economic change / Lester C. Thurow
Thurow, Lester C
New York : Basic Books, c1980, 1980. 2nd Edition. Subjects: Income distribution--United States. United States--Economic conditions--1971-1981. United States--Economic policy--1971-1981. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ( more information)
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