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The Winner-Take-All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us

The Winner-Take-All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us


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Table of Contents:
The Winner-Take-All Society - Robert H. Frank and Philip J. Cook Preface Acknowledgments 1. Winner-Take-All Marekts 2. How Winner-Take-All Markets Arise 3. The Growth of Winner-Take-All Markets 4. Runaway Incomes at the Top 5. Minor-League Superstars 6. Too Many Contestants? 7. The Problem of Wasteful Investment 8. The Battle for Educational Prestige 9. Curbing Wasteful Competition 10. Media and Culture in the Winner-Take-All Society 11. Old Wine in New Bottles Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Robert Frank is a senior special writer at The Wall Street Journal, where he writes a weekly column and daily blog called The Wealth Report. He has been with the Journal for 13 years, with postings in Atlanta, London, Singapore, and New York. He was part of a team of reporters that won an Overseas Press Club award in 1998 for its coverage of developing economies. He lives in New York with his wife and daughter. Philip J. Cook studied econometrics at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley. An author and educator, he has taught at Duke University for 40 years and authored several books, including The Winner-Take-All Society with Robert H. Frank, and The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know with Kristin A. Goss.

Review :
"A major contribution to the debate about causes and consequences of inequality in America" —The New York Times Book Review."Should be at the forefront of everyone's attention" —Lester C. Thurow, Los Angeles Times "Frank and Cook break new ground by linking the win-at-all costs mentality to economic and cultural problems." —Business Week "A fun, informative, and provocative read" —The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780140259957
  • Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Putnam Inc
  • Height: 213 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 266 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0140259953
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 1996
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us
  • Width: 138 mm


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