The price of inequality how todays divided society endangers our future stiglitz joseph e growing inequality within most countries around the world is one of the critical issues facing the world today people everywhere sense that it is morally wrong we sense that it cannot be justified we sense that it is dividing our societies and undermining our democracies and we are right in sensing this harm. Sustainable humanity sustainable nature our responsibility 1 the price of inequality how todays divided society endangers our future joseph e stiglitz1 growing inequality within most countries around the world is one of the critical issues facing the world today people everywhere sense that it is morally wrong we sense that it cannot be justified. 180 the price of inequality how todays divided society endangers our future the road map to a sustainable and balanced policy towards income inequality and efficiency involves eliminating barriers to social mobility access to quality education creating more employment opportunities and using fiscal and monetary policy to promote shared and equitable economic growth. The price of inequality how todays divided society endangers our future by joseph e stiglitz the price of inequality is one of the most compelling economic books about the excessive inequality in the united states it does a fabulous job of explaining three interlinking themes that inequality is cause and consequence of the failure of the political system and contributes to the instability of our economic system which in turns contributes to inequality