Class & Inequality

阶层与不平等

Middle-class anxiety, downward mobility, and frozen hierarchies.

11 books

Envy 《嫉妒与社会》 Helmut Schoeck How envy distorts social behaviour and political allegiance. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy 《资本主义、社会主义与民主》 Joseph Schumpeter Creative destruction, and Marxism turned into a secular religion. Society & Civilization AZM's list

是我的错吗？《是我的错吗？》 wu-zandao Collective violence and the crushing weight of the state. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Tokyo Refugees 《一个贫穷的年轻人》 Tetsuzo Fukuzawa Youth poverty and the psychological damage it leaves behind. Literature & Fiction AZM's list

Heading Home 《回归家庭》 Shani Orgad Structural violence and why women step back from their careers. Society & Civilization AZM's list

The Politics of Social Solidarity 《福利大博弈》 Peter Baldwin The origins of Europe's welfare states and the politics of solidarity. Economics AZM's list

Coffeeland 《咖啡帝国》 Augustine Sedgewick Global plunder and the expansion of capitalism, told through coffee. Economics AZM's list

社会为什么对年轻人冷酷无情《社会为什么对年轻人冷酷无情》 Masahiro Yamada Downward mobility and the harsh predicament of young people in East Asia. Economics AZM's list

We Have Never Been Middle Class 《我们从未中产过》 Hadas Weiss The fragility of the middle class and how people slide back down. Economics AZM's list

三十不立《三十不立》 NHK Special Reporting Team Generational poverty among the young after the bubble burst. Economics AZM's list

NHK特别取材组纪实丛书《NHK特别取材组纪实丛书》 NHK Special Reporting Team Documenting ageing, solitary deaths, and Japan's disconnected society up close. Society & Civilization XMS's list

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