--- product_id: 288695347 title: "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism" price: "130.14 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/288695347-deaths-of-despair-and-the-future-of-capitalism store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism **Price:** 130.14 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism - **How much does it cost?** 130.14 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/288695347-deaths-of-despair-and-the-future-of-capitalism) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A New York Times Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year A New Statesman Book to Read From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class Deaths of despair from suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism are rising dramatically in the United States, claiming hundreds of thousands of American lives. Anne Case and Angus Deaton explain the overwhelming surge in these deaths and shed light on the social and economic forces that are making life harder for the working class. As the college educated become healthier and wealthier, adults without a degree are literally dying from pain and despair. Case and Deaton tie the crisis to the weakening position of labor, the growing power of corporations, and a rapacious health-care sector that redistributes working-class wages into the pockets of the wealthy. This critically important book paints a troubling portrait of the American dream in decline, and provides solutions that can rein in capitalism's excesses and make it work for everyone. Review: great analysis of a real issue - The author points out the chasm that has developed between the educated haves and the less educated have- nots. He gives data and logical arguments to support his theses convincingly. To e tend his thesis to explain the attachment of the poor and less educated to the MAGA movement is a short step. Review: Superb treatise on the consequences of American capitalism - By focusing on explaining what is driving the increase of the deaths of despair (suicides, drug overdoses, alcohol linked hepatic failure) among white non college educated Americans, the authors are able to provide a stark portrait of the workings of American capitalism. In particular, it exhibits how the mixture of external and technological shocks, with policy failures in high impact areas such as pharmaceuticals, and a faulty institutional design in healthcare, has led to a societal collapse among the white non college educated population . By doing that, it also provides a necessary input for any analysis of the current political landscape in the US. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #285,288 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #29 in Social Services & Welfare (Books) #43 in Public Health Administration #47 in Economic Policy & Development (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 745 Reviews | ## Images ![Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/819nQ+0VG5L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great analysis of a real issue *by M***N on February 13, 2026* The author points out the chasm that has developed between the educated haves and the less educated have- nots. He gives data and logical arguments to support his theses convincingly. To e tend his thesis to explain the attachment of the poor and less educated to the MAGA movement is a short step. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb treatise on the consequences of American capitalism *by L***O on August 26, 2020* By focusing on explaining what is driving the increase of the deaths of despair (suicides, drug overdoses, alcohol linked hepatic failure) among white non college educated Americans, the authors are able to provide a stark portrait of the workings of American capitalism. In particular, it exhibits how the mixture of external and technological shocks, with policy failures in high impact areas such as pharmaceuticals, and a faulty institutional design in healthcare, has led to a societal collapse among the white non college educated population . By doing that, it also provides a necessary input for any analysis of the current political landscape in the US. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent treatise *by L***Y on April 3, 2021* This book, along with “The Hardhat Riots” help explain what is happening in America today. I would go a step farther to blame the MAGA movement and the Capitol riot on this underlying sense of loss that the uneducated formerly middle class segment of our society has experienced. 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