Review of Intergenerational Theft

[Agbata Trust Ifeanyi]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Intergenerational Theft" by Daniel Harrison.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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When you look at how the economy was years ago and how it is today, you will see a massive decline. Why is this so? Coupled with the fact that this generation is advantaged due to the advance of technology, that would help boost the economy, but rather the cost of living appreciates every day. I think there is a need to understand the level of decay in the system. I was very much elated to have read Intergenerational Theft by Daniel Harrison. It's a great book, and it has a lot to talk about.

In the early pages of this book, particularly the introduction, we saw the challenges faced by young people of this generation today. When I read them, I kept pondering how we got here; it is true that the pandemic and the war indeed affect this, but not to this extent of decay. The author talked briefly about the post-war era, which is marked as the era of “The Great Prosperity” or “Shared Prosperity.” During this era, the cost of living was decent. We saw how the baby boomer generation destroyed the legacy built by those before them. This is quite an amazing book with so much revelation of the intergenerational theft that is going on. There are lots more that would awe you as you read further.

I so much enjoyed this book. One thing that made it stand out was that it wasn’t just mere theory; rather, there were data, tables, and graphs that proved it, and with these readers would know that they aren’t being misled. I loved the approach used by the author in writing this book; you wouldn’t even notice the different terminologies used by the author in this book because of how well explained the terms were. Another thing I loved was the comparison of the baby boomers and young people; this made me understand the extent of theft that has been going on. I must commend the author of this book for the wonderful insights.

I noticed one error while reading, and another thing I would point out was the tiny fonts. It made my reading a bit challenging. The challenges won’t warrant a deduction in the rating, and the book was properly well-edited. Therefore, I would rate this book five out of five stars. I also would recommend this book to those interested in politics and economics.

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