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Economic Elites, Crises, and Democracy

Andres Solimano examines the growing divide between rich elites and everyone else, the fragmentation of the middle class under global capitalism, the economy's tendencies to experience frequent financial crises, the limits of austerity policies, and the internationalization of elites, migrant diaspora, and social movements.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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