The velvet rope economy : (Record no. 489)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1788165993 (pbk.)
International Standard Book Number 9781788165990 (pbk.)
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)1192471281
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HC110.I5
Item number S39 2020
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Schwartz, Nelson.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The velvet rope economy :
Remainder of title how inequality became big business /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Nelson D. Schwartz.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Profile Books LTD,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2020.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 339 p.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "In nearly every realm of daily life--from health care to education, highways to home security--there is an invisible velvet rope rising, separating Americans into two radically different experiences of life. On one side of the velvet rope is a friction-free existence where, for a price, needs are anticipated and catered to. Red tape is cut, lines are jumped, appointments are secured, and doors are opened. On the other side of the rope, friction is practically the defining characteristic, with middle-and working-class Americans facing a Darwinian fight for an empty seat on the plane, a place in line with their kids at the amusement park, a college acceptance, a hospital bed. We are all aware of the gap between the rich and everyone else, but when we weren't looking business innovators stepped in to exploit it, shifting services away from the masses and finding new ways to serve the privileged. New York Times business reporter Nelson Schwartz offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the velvet rope economy and those who created it: the ship-within-a-ship on Norwegian Cruise Lines that saves the best views for the wealthy, a special pager for donors that reaches San Francisco's top cardiologist, a $4,000-a-night maternity suite, firefighters who save one home but not the house next door. And he shows the toll of velvet rope innovation on the rest of us: long waits for an ambulance, packed highways, school athletics that are pay to play. What's more, as decision-makers and corporate leaders increasingly live on the friction-free side of the velvet rope, they are less inclined to change--or even notice--the barriers everyone else must contend with"-- Provided by publisher.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Income distribution
Geographic subdivision United States.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Affluent consumers
Geographic subdivision United States.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Classism
Geographic subdivision United States.
651 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name United States
General subdivision Economic conditions
Chronological subdivision 21st century.
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