The Broken Ladder The Broken Ladder Keith Payne

The Broken Ladder

How Inequality Shapes Our Thoughts, Lives, and Mortality

by Keith Payne

★ 4.3 20 min read

About This Book

The Broken Ladder (2017) examines how growing inequality affects us psychologically, physically, and socially. The book reveals that as wealth concentrates at the top, the rest of society experiences a sense of poverty that transcends actual financial conditions—creating damaging effects across all social strata.

Who Should Read This?

  • Social psychology enthusiasts
  • People seeking to understand inequality’s impact on society
  • Anyone interested in how economic disparity affects human behavior
  • Readers concerned about social justice issues

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