The American dream vs. the gospel of wealth : the fight for a productive middle-class economy /

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Norton Garfinkle paints a disquieting picture of America today: a nation increasingly divided between economic winners and losers, a nation in which the middle-class American Dream seems more and more elusive. Recent government policies reflect a commitment to a new supply-side winner-take-all Gospe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garfinkle, Norton, 1931-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2006.
Colección:Future of American democracy.
Temas:
Middle class > United States.
Supply-side economics > United States.
Democracy > United States.
Classes moyennes > États-Unis.
Économie de l'offre > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Democracy
Economic history
Economic policy
Middle class
Supply-side economics
United States > Economic conditions.
United States > Economic policy.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
États-Unis > Politique économique.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Norton Garfinkle paints a disquieting picture of America today: a nation increasingly divided between economic winners and losers, a nation in which the middle-class American Dream seems more and more elusive. Recent government policies reflect a commitment to a new supply-side winner-take-all Gospel of Wealth. Garfinkle warns that this supply-side economic vision favours the privileged few over the majority of American citizens striving to better their economic condition. Garfinkle employs historical insight and data-based economic analysis to demonstrate compellingly the sharp departure of the supply-side Gospel of Wealth from an American ideal that dates back to Abraham Lincoln, the vision of America as a society in which ordinary, hard-working individuals can get ahead and attain a middle-class living, and in which government plays an active role in expanding opportunities and ensuring against economic exploitation. Supply-side economic policies increase economic disparities and, the author insists, they fail on technical, factual, moral, and political grounds. He outlines a fresh economic vision, consonant with the great American tradition of ensuring strong economic growth while preserving the middle-class American Dream.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 230 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-219) and index.
ISBN:9780300137804
030013780X
1281735248
9781281735249

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