03838nam 22007574a 450 991100489030332120251116174305.097866125999589781282599956128259995X9781933995427193399542497815973403731597340375(CKB)1000000000335485(EBL)231585(OCoLC)475937514(SSID)ssj0000358435(PQKBManifestationID)11250768(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358435(PQKBWorkID)10359340(PQKB)10256167(Au-PeEL)EBL231585(CaPaEBR)ebr10379720(OCoLC)652132481(Perlego)532630(MiAaPQ)EBC231585(MiAaPQ)EBC686309(Au-PeEL)EBL686309(EXLCZ)99100000000033548520040729d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCowboy capitalism European myths, American reality /Olaf Gersemann1st ed.Washington, D.C. Cato Institutec20041 online resource (263 p.)"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.9781930865785 1930865783 9781930865624 1930865627 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 CoverAlmost 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.CapitalismUnited StatesCapitalismEuropeUnited StatesEconomic policyEuropeEconomic policyUnited StatesEconomic conditionsEuropeEconomic conditionsCapitalismCapitalism330.973Gersemann Olaf1968-1822026MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911004890303321Cowboy capitalism4388065UNINA