Download or read book El precio de la desigualdad written by Joseph E. Stiglitz and published by TAURUS. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Un argumento contundente contra una sociedad en desequilibrio de la mano del premio Nobel de Economía Joseph Stiglitz. Esta edición incluye nuevo prólogo actualizado del autor. El 1 % de la población disfruta de las mejores viviendas, la mejor educación, los mejores médicos y el mejor nivel de vida, pero hay una cosa que el dinero no puede comprar: la comprensión de que su destino está ligado a cómo vive el otro 99 %. A lo largo de la historia esto es algo que esa minoría solo ha logrado entender, cuando ya era demasiado tarde. Las consecuencias de la desigualdad son conocidas: altos índices de criminalidad, problemas sanitarios, menores niveles de educación, de cohesión social y de esperanza de vida. Pero ¿cuáles son sus causas, por qué estácreciendo con tanta rapidez y cuál es su efecto sobre la economía? El precio de la desigualdad proporciona las esperadas respuestas a estas apremiantes cuestiones en una de las más brillantes contribuciones de un economista al debate público de los últimos años. El premio Nobel Joseph Stiglitz muestra cómo los mercados por sí solos no son ni eficientes ni estables y tienden a acumular la riqueza en manos de unos pocos más que a promover la competencia. Revela además cómo las políticas de gobiernos e instituciones son propensas a acentuar esta tendencia, influyendo sobre los mercados en modos que dan ventaja a los más ricos frente al resto. La democracia y el imperio de la ley se ven a su vez debilitados por la cada vez mayor concentración del poder en manos de los más privilegiados. Este libro constituye una contundente crítica a las ideas del libre mercado y a la dirección que Estados Unidos y muchas otras sociedades han tomado durante los últimos treinta años, demostrando por qué no es solo injusta sino además insensata. Stiglitz ofrece esperanza en la forma de un concreto conjunto de reformas que contribuirían a crear una sociedad más justa y equitativa, además de una economía más sólida y estable. Reseñas: «El libro es un modelo de claridad, pero esa es solo una de sus virtudes. Otra es cómo Stiglitz enmarca el problema; no parte del lugar de la "enorme desigualdad es un hecho de la vida en nuestro sistema de libre mercado, y así es como debe ser". Parte de un lugar mucho más interesante, franco y humano: "Esto está ocurriendo. ¿Por qué? ¿Está funcionando el mercado sin complicaciones o alguien se está aprovechando de su poder? Y por encima de todo, ¿está la sociedad mejor o peor?"» Rolling Stone « El precio de la desigualdad es una poderosa súplica para la puesta en práctica de lo que Alexis de Tocqueville denominó "interés propio bien entendido".» The Guardian « El precio de la desigualdad pone de manifiesto el don de Stiglitz para interpretary exponer los temas complejos de la economía con un escritura accesible a un público no especializado y amplio.» NewStatesman «A esa rabia algunas veces incoherente, que se ha visto en Occupy Wall Street y en los "indignados" de España, Stiglitz le da forma, contenido, fluidez y autoridad.» The Guardian «Un libro glorioso.» Joaquín Estefanía, El País

Download or read book Informe sobre la desigualdad global 2018 written by Facundo Alvaredo and published by Grano de Sal. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La desigualdad económica es uno de los fantasmas que hoy recorren el mundo. Lo mismo en países desarrollados que en los que se esfuerzan por salir de la miseria, este azote contemporáneo confirma de manera dolorosa que el progreso técnico, la apertura de los mercados y la diseminación de la democracia —sobre todo si se queda en su aspecto formal— son insuficientes para que los beneficios del crecimiento se distribuyan de modo equitativo. El World Inequality Lab, una iniciativa académica dirigida por los responsables de este volumen, ha construido en los últimos años la World Inequality Database, sin duda la más confiable fuente de información acerca de la desigualdad en el mundo; con este primer Informe sobre la desigualdad global se inicia la publicación bienal de estudios sobre cómo está evolucionando la distribución del ingreso y la riqueza. Convencidos de que la información de calidad es imprescindible para mejorar los debates sobre la necesaria acción del Estado y la sociedad organizada, los autores presentan aquí tendencias y análisis de la situación en el planeta y en países concretos hasta ahora poco estudiados, como China, Brasil o España, y concluyen con un sólido arsenal de políticas públicas para enfrentar este fenómeno cruel, injusto... y evitable. Tras examinar este informe [...] es fácil creer que la creciente concentración del ingreso es una imparable fuerza de la naturaleza, un efecto económico inevitable debido a la globalización y la tecnología. [...] Pero un análisis cuidadoso de los datos sugiere que la desbocada desigualdad no es algo fatal. Eduardo Porter y Karl Rusell, The New York Times Este libro se basa en una metodología pionera [...] Espero que los políticos puedan leerlo y dejen de contentarse con hacer uso de la palabra. De no hacerlo, una sociedad civil transnacional se apoderará de ella para convertirla en un arma de construcción masiva. Vittorio de Filippis, Libération

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Download or read book Panfletos liberales III written by Carlos Rodríguez Braun and published by Editorial Almuzara. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estos últimos años han estado marcados por la corrección política antiliberal. El resultado de ello ha sido reforzar la idea de que nuestros males son culpa de la libertad y que debemos ser cada vez menos libres. Y siempre hay políticos dispuestos a que lo seamos. Carlos Rodríguez Braun refuta este pensamiento único en Panfletos liberales III: «la crisis no ha sido producida por la libertad sino por el intervencionismo. No es verdad que hayamos disfrutado de una libertad excesiva: al contrario, mientras los gobernantes se ufanan en proteger nuestros derechos, tenemos cada vez más obligaciones». En unas doscientas reflexiones breves, y con el ingenio y la ironía que caracterizan al autor, se denuncia el bulo según el cual nos arrasa una ola privatizadora neoliberal que pretende desmantelar el Estado del bienestar.El liberalismo no tiene colores partidarios y este libro molestará a los políticos de izquierdas tanto como a los de derechas. Por aludir a una de las obsesiones de Rodríguez Braun, hemos comprobado que la izquierda sube los impuestos, pero la derecha... también.

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