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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004890303321

Autore

Gersemann Olaf <1968->

Titolo

Cowboy capitalism : European myths, American reality / / Olaf Gersemann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Cato Institute, c2004

ISBN

9786612599958

9781282599956

128259995X

9781933995427

1933995424

9781597340373

1597340375

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Disciplina

330.973

Soggetti

Capitalism - United States

Capitalism - Europe

United States Economic policy

Europe Economic policy

United States Economic conditions

Europe Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An earlier version of this book was published in October 2003 by FinanzBuch Verlag, Munich, as Amerikanische Verhaltnisse : die falsche Angst der Deutschen vor dem Cowboy-Kapitalismus"--Intro.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cowboy Capitalism; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: HEWHO LAUGHS LAST-EMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, 1979-2003; 1. The End of Convergence; 2. Europe Isn't Working; 3. The New Economy Lives...In America; 4. Europe's Sluggishness-- A Chosen Lot; 5. America's Golden '90s- Was It All Just Hype?; 6. A Misery Desperately Longing for Justification; PART II: THE UNITED STATES:MYTHS, HALFTRUTHS, AND REALITY; 7. ""Living Standards Are Declining""; 8. ""For Everything Else, There's Mastercard""; 9. ""Poverty is On The Rise""



10. ""Just a Bunch of McJobs""11. ""Moms Need to Work, Too""; 12. ""Three Jobs Needed to Survive""; 13. ""Unemployed Behind Bars""; 14. ""The Doctor Won't See Them Now..""; PART III: UNEQUAL AND UNJUST; 15. Income Inequality-Tectonic Shifts or What? 143; 16. And the Culprit Is . . . Progress; 17. Mass Unemployment-The Mother of All Injustices; 18. Inequality in Education-The Grandmother of All Injustices; 19. The American Dream Lives; 20. Better Securely Unemployed Than Insecurely Employed?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; About the Author; Cato Institute; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Almost all European pundits believe that, while the U.S. economy may create more growth, Europeans have it better when it comes to job security, income equality, and other factors. Olaf Gersemann, found the reality quite different. He found that what almost everyone in Europe ""knows"" is wrong: the greater market freedoms in America create a more flexible, adaptable, and prosperous system than the declining welfare states of ""old Europe.