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Equality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff by Arthur M. Okun Paperback, 124 Pages, Published 1975 ISBN-10: 0-8157-6475-8 / 0815764758 ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-6475-5 / 9780815764755 Contemporary American society has the look of a split-level structure. Its political and social institutions distribute rights and privileges universally and proclaim the equality of all citizens. Yet economic institutions, with efficiency as their guiding principle, create disparities among citizen |