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Ladder or lottery : economic promises and the reality of who gets ahead /

Who really gets ahead in a market-based economy. This book asks the reader a simple question: Is our economy a ladder or a lottery? Are people able to control their position on the economic spectrum by their actions? Some argue that, in our market-based economy, if you play by certain rules and ma...

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Main Author:	Hoover, Gary Allen (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland : University of California Press, 2026.
Subjects:	Income distribution. Social contract > Economic aspects. Revenu > Répartition. Contrat social > Aspect économique. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General Income distribution Social contract Electronic books. Informational works. Documents d'information.

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