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Like the HIV epidemic under Ronald Reagan and COVID-19 pandemic under Donald Trump, the epidemic in I Deaths of Despair i is the result of deliberate policy actions or rather inactions Case and Deaton provide a thorough accounting of the current employment, health, and social conditions of the white working class and how said factors contribute to the mortality crisis Anne Case and Angus Deaton present a compelling and harrowing description of one of the United States' most severe public health crises in recent history [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Journal of Economic History is the property of Cambridge University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )

Anne Case and Angus Deaton in Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism attribute much of the increase in white mortality in opioid overdose deaths to the US pharmaceutical industry and a failed US health care system. They extend human capital to health and economic progress outcomes unique to white US populations since the 1960s. Case and Deaton and Deaths of Despair add to this literature that links education, human capital, and white deaths of despair.Keywords. Monetary policy, Government, Good Government.JEL. B21, D00, D20, D40.

Usprkos razvijenosti i bogatstvu, kao i velikim izdvajanjima za zdravstvenu zaštitu, SAD-e su gotovo jedina postindustrijska država koja bilježi smanjivanje očekivanog trajanja života, dok se povećao broj Amerikanaca koji pate od kroničnih bolesti. Takvo je stanje motiviralo bračni par Anne Case i Angus Deaton da pokušaju spoznati uzroke te pojave. Svoje spoznaje izložili su u knjizi Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism , koju je objavio Princeton University Press iz Princetona. Služeći se vitalnom statistikom i razmjerno jednostavnim izračunima, Case i Deaton proučili su tko prerano umire i zaključili kako je riječ o brojnim bijelcima koji nemaju završeno četverogodišnje visoko obrazovanje. Ta je skupina posebno sklona samoubojstvu te ovisnosti o alkoholu i drogama. Sve veći jaz između osoba sa i bez fakultetske diplome ne očituje se samo u osjetno kraćem trajanju života slabije obrazovanih, nego i u lošijoj kvaliteti njihovog života, te njihovom mnogo češćem pobolijevanju i narušavanju zdravlja. Uslijed njihovih ozbiljnih tjelesnih i mentalnih problema smanjuje se njihova radna sposobnost i mogućnosti za socijalnu uključenost. Tako se snižava razina njihovih dohodaka i narušava stabilnost obitelji. Slabije obrazovani su obeshrabreni i obezvrijeđeni, sami se smatraju gubitnicima i mogu osjećati kako je sustav organiziran tako da bi se njime okoristile samo osobe sa završenim fakultetom.

Life expectancy in the United States declined for 3 years in a row between 2014 and 2017. This is surprising in a world where we have grown accustomed to rising life expectancy. Anne Case and Angus Deaton9s new book, Deaths of Despair, deals with three questions: Who is dying, why are they dying, and what can we do about it?