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The new gilded age /

"We are the 99%" has quickly become the slogan of our political era as growing numbers of Americans express concern about the disappearing middle class and the ever-widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Has America really entered a New Gilded Age? What are the political co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bartels, Larry M., 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Edition:[Princeton shorts ed.].
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"We are the 99%" has quickly become the slogan of our political era as growing numbers of Americans express concern about the disappearing middle class and the ever-widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Has America really entered a New Gilded Age? What are the political consequences of the growing income gap? Can democracy survive such vast economic inequality? These questions dominate our political moment--and Larry Bartels provides answers backed by sobering data. Princeton Shorts are brief selections taken from influential Princeton University Press books and produced exclusively in ebook format. Providing unmatched insight into important contemporary issues or timeless passages from classic works of the past, Princeton Shorts enable you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium.
Item Description:"A Princeton Shorts selection from Unequal democracy: the political economy of the new gilded age."--Page 2 of cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400843138
1400843138