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Does the Richness of the Few Benefit Us All?
Zygmunt Bauman
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It is commonly assumed that the best way to help the poor out of their misery is to allow the rich to get richer, that if the rich pay less taxes then all the rest of us will be better off, and that in the final analysis the richness of the few benefits us all. And yet these commonly held beliefs are flatly contradicted by our daily experience, an abundance of research findings and, indeed, logic. Such bizarre discrepancy between hard facts and popular opinions makes one pause and ask: why are these opinions so widespread and resistant to accumulated ... Read more
It is commonly assumed that the best way to help the poor out of their misery is to allow the rich to get richer, that if the rich pay less taxes then all the rest of us will be better off, and that in the final analysis the richness of the few benefits us all. And yet these commonly held beliefs are flatly contradicted by our daily experience, an abundance of research findings and, indeed, logic. Such bizarre discrepancy between hard facts and popular opinions makes one pause and ask: why are these opinions so widespread and resistant to accumulated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
100
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
123g
Number of Pages
100
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745671093
SKU
V9780745671093
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About Zygmunt Bauman
Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK. His books have become international bestsellers and have been translated into more than thirty languages. His many publications include Liquid Modernity, Liquid Love, The Art of Life, Living on Borrowed Time and, most recently, This is not a diary.
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