Inequality Books

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The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.02 — 9,999 ratings — published 2012
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Capital in the Twenty First Century Capital in the Twenty First Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.06 — 35,024 ratings — published 2013
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The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.13 — 7,234 ratings — published 2009
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Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,148 ratings — published 2007
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.47 — 116,190 ratings — published 2016
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.52 — 119,000 ratings — published 2010
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The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,055 ratings — published 2017
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Inequality: What Can Be Done? Inequality: What Can Be Done? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.81 — 632 ratings — published 2015
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 25 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.66 — 196,226 ratings — published 2001
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.52 — 164,995 ratings — published 2020
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Capital and Ideology Capital and Ideology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,144 ratings — published 2019
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A Brief History of Equality A Brief History of Equality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,458 ratings — published 2021
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The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,474 ratings — published 2013
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The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,612 ratings — published 2014
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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.26 — 19,031 ratings — published 1991
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Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.13 — 17,468 ratings — published 2018
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The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,152 ratings — published 2018
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.33 — 175,620 ratings — published 2019
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.83 — 509,760 ratings — published 2016
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The Economics of Inequality The Economics of Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,721 ratings — published 1997
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The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,518 ratings — published 2019
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.40 — 371,793 ratings — published 2015
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.27 — 64,807 ratings — published 2023
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,545 ratings — published 2016
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The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.76 — 592 ratings — published 2010
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The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them The Great Divide: Unequal Societies and What We Can Do About Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,358 ratings — published 2015
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Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,861 ratings — published 2018
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.62 — 267,232 ratings — published 2014
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The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.19 — 14,488 ratings — published 2020
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.44 — 47,289 ratings — published 2017
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Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do About It Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.72 — 2,566 ratings — published 2017
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.36 — 120,284 ratings — published 2019
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.09 — 65,074 ratings — published 2012
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,997,895 ratings — published 1960
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The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,005 ratings — published 2019
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Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,114 ratings — published 2020
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The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,374 ratings — published 2017
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.16 — 173,358 ratings — published 2018
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White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.77 — 25,475 ratings — published 2016
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.27 — 24,793 ratings — published 2011
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.13 — 816,675 ratings — published 2010
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Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about It Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do about It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.20 — 159 ratings — published
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.48 — 119,604 ratings — published 2010
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After Piketty: The Agenda for Economics and Inequality After Piketty: The Agenda for Economics and Inequality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.05 — 142 ratings — published
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 4.30 — 55,108 ratings — published 2007
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Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.89 — 458 ratings — published 2008
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Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.79 — 19,272 ratings — published 1755
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Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as inequality)
avg rating 3.61 — 3,199 ratings — published 2012
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Jane Addams
“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.”
Jane Addams

Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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