The American Dream vs. The Gospel of Wealth: The Fight for a Productive Middle-Class Economy (The Future of American Democracy Series)
Автор:Norton Garfinkle Год: 2006 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 240 ISBN: 0300108605 Norton Garfinkle paints a disquieting picture of America today: a nation increasingly divided between economic winners and losers, a nationA in whichA 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 societyA in whichA ordinary, hard-working individuals can get ahead and attain a middle-class living, andA in whichA government plays an active role in expanding opportunities and ensuring against economic exploitation. Supply-side economic policies increase...
