{"product_id":"9781786078070","title":"Why You Won't Get Rich : And Why You Deserve Better Than This","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You Won't Get Rich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Robert Verkaik\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories of economic shame in Britain and a hopeful way forward for capitalism \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bottom to the top of our economy, capitalism is too blunt an instrument to tackle Britain's epidemic of inequality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSoaring rents, unfair taxation and a growing gig economy have brought about unprecedented economic shame: Amazon warehouse workers living in tents, nurses turning to foodbanks, London firemen commuting hundreds of miles to work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEven those higher up the ladder are losing their grip on the life they were promised. Barristers take home less than the minimum wage and doctors are starting out with £100,000 student debts on salaries lower than the national average. We’re all facing a new economic phenomenon – in-work poverty. At the same time a generation of young professionals is coming to terms with never being able to own even the cheapest home in their area.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom the bottom to the top of our economy, capitalism is too blunt an instrument to tackle Britain's epidemic of inequality.\u003cbr\u003e Soaring rents, unfair taxation and a growing gig economy have brought about unprecedented economic shame: Amazon warehouse workers living in tents, nurses turning to foodbanks, London firemen commuting hundreds of miles to work.\u003cbr\u003e Even those higher up the ladder are losing their grip on the life they were promised. Barristers take home less than the minimum wage and doctors are starting out with £100,000 student debts on salaries lower than the national average. We’re all facing a new economic phenomenon – in-work poverty. At the same time a generation of young professionals is coming to terms with never being able to own even the cheapest home in their area.\u003cbr\u003e Hard work no longer pays off. But there is hope for a better, fairer future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e‘How the system became rigged so that even the fortunate lose out: a masterpiece.’\u003cbr\u003e‘The latest in the series of powerful books on the divisions in modern Britain, and will take its place on many bookshelves beside Reni Eddo-Lodge’s \u003ci\u003eWhy I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race\u003c\/i\u003e and Owen Jones’s \u003ci\u003eChavs\u003c\/i\u003e.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781786078070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40592638673102,"sku":"9781786078070","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_cec130d3-e5a6-47cc-a041-35786cbe559a.jpg?v=1646947915","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781786078070","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}