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Bernstein Jared |
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All together now : common sense for a fair economy / / Jared Bernstein |
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San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler, c2006 |
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1-57675-948-2 |
9786612298943 |
1-282-29894-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (169 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Capitalism - United States |
Individualism - United States |
Economic security - United States |
Social justice - United States |
United States Economic policy 2001-2009 |
United States Social policy 1993- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Ready or Not, You're on Your Own; CHAPTER ONE: Risk Shifting, from Coolidge to Katrina; CHAPTER TWO: The Economist behind the Curtain; CHAPTER THREE: The "All Together Now" Plan; CHAPTER FOUR: How to Talk to a YOYO; CONCLUSION: It Takes a Movement; APPENDIX: Do YOYO Policies Yield Better Economic Outcomes?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As the new century unfolds, Americans face prodigious economic and social challenges, yet nothing unifies the various strategies and causes that attempt to meet these challenges. Economist Jared Bernstein believes that frames such as ""the ownership society"" stress an ever-shrinking role for government and an ever-increasing risk for individuals, clearly implying ""You're on your own."" Arguing that this shift toward extreme individualism needlessly reduces the country's economic security and the living standards of most families, he describes the political and economic forces that pushed the |
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