The conscience of a liberal /
Krugman, Paul R.
The conscience of a liberal / Paul Krugman. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2007. - viii, 296 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-284) and index.
way we were -- long Gilded Age -- great compression -- politics of the welfare state -- sixties : a troubled prosperity -- Movement conservatism -- great divergence -- politics of inequality -- Weapons of mass distraction -- new politics of equality -- health care imperative -- Confronting inequality -- conscience of a liberal -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 1. The 2. The 3. The 4. The 5. The 6. 7. The 8. The 9. 10. The 11. The 12. 13. The
Today's most widely read economist challenges America to reclaim the values that made it great. Here he studies the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age to the unraveling of that achievement and the reemergence of immense economic and political inequality since the 1970s. Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a "new New Deal," Krugman has woven together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis. This book, written with Krugman's trademark ability to explain complex issues simply, may transform the debate about American social policy.--From publisher description.
9780393060690 (hardcover) 0393060691 (hardcover)
2007034334
Income distribution--United States.
Equality--United States.
United States--Economic conditions.
United States--Politics and government.
United States--Social policy.
HC110.I5 / K74 2007
339.2/20973
The conscience of a liberal / Paul Krugman. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2007. - viii, 296 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-284) and index.
way we were -- long Gilded Age -- great compression -- politics of the welfare state -- sixties : a troubled prosperity -- Movement conservatism -- great divergence -- politics of inequality -- Weapons of mass distraction -- new politics of equality -- health care imperative -- Confronting inequality -- conscience of a liberal -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 1. The 2. The 3. The 4. The 5. The 6. 7. The 8. The 9. 10. The 11. The 12. 13. The
Today's most widely read economist challenges America to reclaim the values that made it great. Here he studies the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age to the unraveling of that achievement and the reemergence of immense economic and political inequality since the 1970s. Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a "new New Deal," Krugman has woven together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis. This book, written with Krugman's trademark ability to explain complex issues simply, may transform the debate about American social policy.--From publisher description.
9780393060690 (hardcover) 0393060691 (hardcover)
2007034334
Income distribution--United States.
Equality--United States.
United States--Economic conditions.
United States--Politics and government.
United States--Social policy.
HC110.I5 / K74 2007
339.2/20973