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The Asset Economy

Lisa Adkins

Rising inequality is the defining feature of our age. With the lion’s share of wealth growth going to the top, for a growing percentage of society a middle-class existence is out of reach. What exactly are the economic shifts that have driven the social transformations taking place in Anglo-capitali...

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

It was mentioned as a book that argues persuasively that the key element shaping inequality is no longer the employment relationship but whether one is able to buy assets.

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the thesis of a book that he cites titled The Asset Economy by economist Lisa Adkins, Melinda Cooper, Martin Kohli, in it they argue persuasively that the key element shaping inequality is no longer t...

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It was mentioned as a book that argues persuasively that the key element shaping inequality is no longer the employment relationship but whether one is able to buy assets.

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the thesis of a book that he cites titled The Asset Economy by economist Lisa Adkins, Melinda Cooper, Martin Kohli, in it they argue persuasively that the key element shaping inequality is no longer the employment relationship but rather whether one is able to buy assets that appreciate at a faster rate than both inflation and wages.

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