Seeking Equality
The Political Economy of the Common Good in the United States and Canada

John Harles (Author)

9781442634299

Paperback / softback, published 25 October 2017

304 pages
22.9 x 15.4 x 1.9 cm, 0.47 kg

"Through a careful and judicious comparison of welfare policy broadly understood and concepts of the common good in Canada and the United States, Harles examines inequality’s danger to individual capabilities, individual public health, cultural unity, justice, and political stability."

Seeking Equality compares economic inequality in the United States and Canada. The North American neighbors have much in common—socially, politically, and economically—yet Canadians enjoy significantly higher levels of equality and material well-being. Harles explores the values and policy decisions that have influenced these different economic outcomes. Drawing on the Canadian experience, he explains why a yawning gap between the very rich and the rest should be cause for civic anxiety in the United States...and what can be done about it.

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