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Kill It to Save It : An Autopsy of Capitalism's Triumph over Democracy /
For decades now, American voters have been convinced to support public policies that only benefit those in power. But how do the powerful extract consent from citizens whose own self-interest and collective well-being are constantly denied? And why do so many Americans seem to have given up on quali...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago, IL :
Policy Press,
2018.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: In my life
- Part 1. The strange life of Kill it to save it : origins, theories and myths. Overview: Why an autopsy? : the politics of history ; The Vietnamization of America ; Mourning again in America
- Part 2. Learning American style : the life and death of American education. Overview: History of learning American style ; How the knowledge economy killed knowledge, and other scary stories out of school ; The university burns while the knowledge factory hums
- Part 3. Junk food, junk science, and junk freedom : life and death in America. Overview: History of health in America ; Industrialized food and industrialized farmers ; Junk food, junk science and a bad case of mad truth disease ; Junk freedom, broken windows, and Black Lives Matter
- Part 4. The life and death of America's economy and government. Overview: It's the political economy, stupid ; Beyond voodoo economics : the myth of Marco Rubio ; Shock doctrines, disaster capitalism, and smart ALECs ; The myth of common sense austerity and the slow death of America's economy
- Epilogue: Innocents abroad, trouble at home : Kill it to save it goes global
- Postscript.