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Ladder or Lottery?
Economic Promises and the Reality of Who Gets Ahead
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In Ladder or Lottery?
, Gary A. Hoover investigates how social contracts and economic promises shape perceptions of mobility and fairness.
Drawing on case studies—from the 2008 financial crisis and Occupy Wall Street to the Arab Spring and student debt debates—Hoover asks when economic systems function as a reliable ladder and when they become a lottery determined by luck and structural barriers.
He analyzes how broken promises erode trust and can spur protests or political movements, and he connects these dynamics to education, credit access, and labor market changes.
The book argues for clearer, more honest social contracts that acknowledge structural fault lines and prepare citizens for technological and economic change.
It aims to equip readers and policymakers to understand and address the causes of economic disenfranchisement.
, Gary A. Hoover investigates how social contracts and economic promises shape perceptions of mobility and fairness.
Drawing on case studies—from the 2008 financial crisis and Occupy Wall Street to the Arab Spring and student debt debates—Hoover asks when economic systems function as a reliable ladder and when they become a lottery determined by luck and structural barriers.
He analyzes how broken promises erode trust and can spur protests or political movements, and he connects these dynamics to education, credit access, and labor market changes.
The book argues for clearer, more honest social contracts that acknowledge structural fault lines and prepare citizens for technological and economic change.
It aims to equip readers and policymakers to understand and address the causes of economic disenfranchisement.
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Ladder or Lottery? Gary Hoover on the Consequences of Broken Economic Promises
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Ladder or Lottery? Gary Hoover on the Consequences of Broken Economic Promises
