Eduardo Porter
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book starts with a simple premise: there is a price behind each choice that we make, whether we're deciding to have a baby, drive a car, or buy a book. We often fail to appreciate just how critical prices are as motivating forces shaping our lives, but their power becomes clear when distorted prices steer our decisions the wrong way. Eduardo Porter takes us on a global economic adventure, from comparing the relative prices of a vote in corrupt...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A sweeping examination of how American racism has broken the country's social compact, eroded America's common goods, and damaged the lives of every American--and a heartfelt look at how these deep wounds might begin to heal"--
Compared to other industrialized nations, the United States is losing ground across nearly every indicator of social health. Its race problem, argues Porter, is largely to blame. He shows how racial animus has stunted the...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"An economics reporter for The New York Times discusses how America's racism has stunted the country's development in organized labor, public education and the social safety net and offers a path towards hope, change and a better future." --
"Un examen profundo de cómo el racismo ha roto el pacto social, erosionado el bien común y dañado las vidas de todos los estadounidenses; un análisis sincero de cómo estas profundas heridas pueden comenzar...
