The American dream vs. the gospel of wealth [[electronic resource] ] : the fight for a productive middle-class economy / / Norton Garfinkle

• Autore: Garfinkle Norton <1931->
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 230 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 330.973
• Soggetto topico: Middle class - United States; Supply-side economics - United States; Democracy - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Economic conditions; United States Economic policy
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-219) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: American dream versus the gospel of wealth
• Titolo autorizzato: The American dream vs. the gospel of wealth
• ISBN: 1-281-73524-8; 9786611735241; 0-300-13780-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778286503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Future of American democracy.