{"product_id":"average-is-over-powering-america-beyond-the-age-of-the-great-stagnation-9780142181119","title":"Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation","description":"\u003cb\u003eRenowned economist and author of \u003ci\u003eBig Business\u003c\/i\u003e Tyler Cowen brings a groundbreaking analysis of capitalism, the job market, and the growing gap between the one percent and minimum wage workers in this follow-up to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Great Stagnation. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The United States continues to mint more millionaires and billionaires than any country ever. Yet, since the great recession, three quarters of the jobs created here pay only marginally more than minimum wage. Why is there growth only at the top and the bottom? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Economist and bestselling author Tyler Cowen explains that high earners are taking ever more advantage of machine intelligence and achieving ever-better results. Meanwhile, nearly every business sector relies less and less on manual labor, and that means a steady, secure life somewhere in the middle--average--is over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAverage is Over, \u003c\/i\u003e Cowen lays out how the new economy works and identifies what workers and entrepreneurs young and old must do to thrive in this radically new economic landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142181119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Tyler Cowen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916797284533,"sku":"9780142181119","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_eae987b7-a88f-4714-b8cc-d23929cf7614.jpg?v=1687271094","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/average-is-over-powering-america-beyond-the-age-of-the-great-stagnation-9780142181119","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}