Seeking Equality

Seeking Equality compares economic inequality in the United States and Canada. The North American neighbors have much in common--socially, politically, and economically--yet Canadians enjoy significantly higher levels of equality and material well-being. Harles explores the values and policy decisions that have influenced these different economic outcomes. Drawing on the Canadian experience, he explains why a yawning gap between the very rich and the rest should be cause for civic anxiety in the United States...and what can be done about it.