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The Vanishing Middle Class : Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy.

Why the United States has developed an economy divided between rich and poor and how racism helped bring this about.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Temin, Peter
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge : MIT Press, 2018.
Collection:MIT Press Ser.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro; Contents; Introduction; I An American Dual Economy; 1 A Dual Economy; 2 The FTE Sector; 3 The Low-Wage Sector; 4 Transition; II Politics in a Dual Economy; 5 Race and Gender; 6 The Investment Theory of Politics; 7 Preferences of the Very Rich; 8 Concepts of Government; III Government in a Dual Economy; 9 Mass Incarceration; 10 Public Education; 11 American Cities; 12 Personal and National Debts; IV Comparisons and Conclusions; 13 Comparisons; 14 Conclusions; Epilogue; Appendix: Models of Inequality; Notes; References; Index.