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Garfinkle Norton <1931-> |
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The American dream vs. the gospel of wealth [[electronic resource] ] : the fight for a productive middle-class economy / / Norton Garfinkle |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-73524-8 |
9786611735241 |
0-300-13780-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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The future of American democracy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Middle class - United States |
Supply-side economics - United States |
Democracy - United States |
United States Economic conditions |
United States Economic policy |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-219) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The American economic vision -- Lincoln's economics : the origin of the American dream -- The gospel of wealth -- The age of reform -- The business of America is business -- The renewal of the American dream -- The new gospel of wealth -- The current debate : supply-side vs. demand-side economics -- The way forward. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Norton Garfinkle paints a disquieting picture of America today: a nation increasingly divided between economic winners and losers, a nation in which the middle-class American Dream seems more and more elusive. Recent government policies reflect a commitment to a new supply-side winner-take-all Gospel of Wealth. Garfinkle warns that this supply-side economic vision favors the privileged few over the majority of American citizens striving to better their economic condition.Garfinkle employs historical insight and data-based economic analysis to demonstrate compellingly the sharp departure of the supply-side Gospel of Wealth from an American ideal that dates back to Abraham Lincoln-the vision of America as a society in which ordinary, hard-working individuals can get ahead and attain a middle-class living, and in which government |
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plays an active role in expanding opportunities and ensuring against economic exploitation. Supply-side economic policies increase economic disparities and, Garfinkle insists, they fail on technical, factual, moral, and political grounds. He outlines a fresh economic vision, consonant with the great American tradition of ensuring strong economic growth, while preserving the middle-class American Dream. |
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