LEADER 03748nam 22006974a 450 001 9910778286503321 005 20230828222534.0 010 $a1-281-73524-8 010 $a9786611735241 010 $a0-300-13780-X 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300137804 035 $a(CKB)1000000000477742 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23049876 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000102026 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11116687 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102026 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10048463 035 $a(PQKB)10452577 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420372 035 $a(DE-B1597)485250 035 $a(OCoLC)1024008293 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300137804 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420372 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10210255 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL173524 035 $a(OCoLC)923592696 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000477742 100 $a20060420d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe American dream vs. the gospel of wealth$b[electronic resource] $ethe fight for a productive middle-class economy /$fNorton Garfinkle 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2006 215 $aix, 230 p. $cill 225 1 $aThe future of American democracy 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-10860-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-219) and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aNorton Garfinkle paints a disquieting picture of America today: a nation increasingly divided between economic winners and losers, a nation in which the middle-class American Dream seems more and more elusive. Recent government policies reflect a commitment to a new supply-side winner-take-all Gospel of Wealth. Garfinkle warns that this supply-side economic vision favors the privileged few over the majority of American citizens striving to better their economic condition.Garfinkle employs historical insight and data-based economic analysis to demonstrate compellingly the sharp departure of the supply-side Gospel of Wealth from an American ideal that dates back to Abraham Lincoln-the vision of America as a society in which ordinary, hard-working individuals can get ahead and attain a middle-class living, and in which government plays an active role in expanding opportunities and ensuring against economic exploitation. Supply-side economic policies increase economic disparities and, Garfinkle insists, they fail on technical, factual, moral, and political grounds. He outlines a fresh economic vision, consonant with the great American tradition of ensuring strong economic growth, while preserving the middle-class American Dream. 410 0$aFuture of American democracy. 517 3 $aAmerican dream versus the gospel of wealth 606 $aMiddle class$zUnited States 606 $aSupply-side economics$zUnited States 606 $aDemocracy$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy 615 0$aMiddle class 615 0$aSupply-side economics 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a330.973 700 $aGarfinkle$b Norton$f1931-$01476952 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778286503321 996 $aThe American dream vs. the gospel of wealth$93691765 997 $aUNINA