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The conscience of a liberal / Paul Krugman

By:

Krugman, Paul R

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Co. , c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 296 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780393060690

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

339.2209 KRU

Contents:

1. The . way we were -- 2. The . long Gilded Age -- 3. The . great compression -- 4. The . politics of the welfare state -- 5. The . sixties : a troubled prosperity -- 6 . Movement conservatism -- 7. The . great divergence -- 8. The . politics of inequality -- 9 . Weapons of mass distraction -- 10. The . new politics of equality -- 11. The . health care imperative -- 12 . Confronting inequality -- 13. The . conscience of a liberal -- . Notes -- . Acknowledgments -- . Index.

Summary: Today's most widely read economist challenges America to reclaim the values that made it great. Here he studies the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age to the unraveling of that achievement and the reemergence of immense economic and political inequality since the 1970s. Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a "new New Deal," Krugman has woven together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis. This book, written with Krugman's trademark ability to explain complex issues simply, may transform the debate about American social policy.--From publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	339.2209 KRU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		026679

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-284) and index.

Today's most widely read economist challenges America to reclaim the values that made it great. Here he studies the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age to the unraveling of that achievement and the reemergence of immense economic and political inequality since the 1970s. Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a "new New Deal," Krugman has woven together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis. This book, written with Krugman's trademark ability to explain complex issues simply, may transform the debate about American social policy.--From publisher description.

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