Krugman, Paul R. <br/><br/>
The conscience of a liberal 
/ Paul Krugman 
 - 1st ed 
 - New York  : W.W. Norton & Co.  , c2007. 
 - viii, 296 p.  ; 25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-284) and index. 
<br/><br/> . way we were --  . long Gilded Age --  . great compression --  . politics of the welfare state --  . sixties : a troubled prosperity --  . Movement conservatism --  . great divergence --  . politics of inequality --  . Weapons of mass distraction --  . new politics of equality --  . health care imperative --  . Confronting inequality --  . conscience of a liberal --  . Notes --  . Acknowledgments --  . Index.  1. The  2. The  3. The  4. The  5. The  6  7. The  8. The  9  10. The  11. The  12  13. The 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393060690 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007034334 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Income distribution<br/>Equality---United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States---Economic conditions<br/>Great Britain---History---Henry VIII,1509-1547----Biography<br/>United States---Social policy
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>339.2209 KRU