how wealth inequality is wrecking the world and what we can do about it Collins, Chuck 1959- creator text bibliography cau San Francisco, CA Berrett-Koehler Publishers c2012 2012 monographic eng

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xiii, 150 p. ; illus., map ; pbk ; 22 cm. Coming apart at the middle -- Who is the one percent? -- How the 1 percent rigs the rules of the economy -- Life in the 99 percent -- The Wall Street inequality machine -- How inequality wrecks everything we care about -- How wealth inequality crashed the economy -- The sleeping 99 percent giant wakes up -- Reversing the inequality death spiral -- Bold rule changes to break up concentrated -- Conclusion: prospects for greater equality. Chuck Collins ; foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-138) and index. Income distribution Poverty Wealth Equality Economic policy 339.22/COL 9781609945923 (pbk.) 2012001968 DLC 120126 20130318150610.0 17135506