"The price of inequality. How the stratification of society threatens our future" is a book that reveals the problems of social inequality and its consequences for society. The author examines the relationship between the growing level of inequality in society and threats that call into question its stability and development. The book offers an analysis of modern trends in the formation of social layers, revealing their effects on the economic, political and cultural spheres of life. The author gives the reader an opportunity to understand what consequences misunderstanding and underestimation of the problem of inequality can have for the future of civil society. The book stimulates discussion and search for solutions to this urgent problem.