Research Catalog

Title

Too much stuff : capitalism in crisis / Kozo Yamamura.

Author

Yamamura, Kōzō

Publication

• Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL, USA : Policy Press, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Description

viii, 214 pages; 23 cm

Summary

Where has capitalism gone wrong? Why are advanced capitalist economies so sick, and why do conventional policy solutions such as reduced taxes and increased money supply produce only wider income disparity and inequality? We are now living in a new world in which a majority of people enjoys the highest living standard in history, acquiring more and more goods and services as necessary luxuries. But as Kozo Yamamura shows, despite our apparent lust for gourmet food and designer clothes, for larger homes, the latest gadgets, and exotic vacations, demand for these goods actually grows slowly, so relying on them to reinvigorate our economies will not succeed. With Too Much Stuff, Yamamura upends conventional capitalist wisdom to provide a new approach. He calls for increased tax-funded demand to address a range of societal needs such as environmental concerns, social safety nets, infrastructure, and better education and housing for all. By addressing these needs, argues Yamamura, we can also take huge steps toward reducing the growing wealth gap that threatens global democracy. Both solutions-oriented and accessibly written, this book draws on fascinating case studies from the United States, Japan, and Germany, as well as convincing evidence from across the Western world, to suggest practical steps forward that we can all understand and support. Too Much Stuff boldly challenges the economic orthodoxy and, in so doing, challenges us to think outside the box for the betterment of all. --

Alternative Title

Capitalism in crisis

Subject

• Capitalism > Developed countries
• Income distribution > Developed countries
• Capitalism > Germany
• Capitalism > Japan
• Capitalism > United States
• Income distribution
• Capitalism
• Economic policy
• Developed countries > Economic policy
• Germany > Economic policy
• Japan > Economic policy
• United States > Economic policy
• Developed countries
• Germany
• Japan
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and index.

Call Number

JBD 17-545

ISBN

• 9781447335658
• 1447335651

OCLC

959273748

Author

Yamamura, Kōzō, author.

Title

Too much stuff : capitalism in crisis / Kozo Yamamura.

Publisher

Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL, USA : Policy Press, 2017.

Copyright Date

©2017

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and index.

Research Call Number

JBD 17-545