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001 2007034334
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008 070822s2007 nyu b 001 0 eng
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035 $a(OCoLC)154706837
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050 00 $aHC110.I5$bK74 2007
082 00 $a339.2/20973$222
100 1 $aKrugman, Paul R.
245 14 $aThe conscience of a liberal /$cPaul Krugman.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bW.W. Norton & Co.,$cc2007.
300 $aviii, 296 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-284) and index.
520 $aToday'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.
505 00 $g1. The$tway we were --$g2. The$tlong Gilded Age --$g3. The$tgreat compression --$g4. The$tpolitics of the welfare state --$g5. The$tsixties : a troubled prosperity --$g6.$tMovement conservatism --$g7. The$tgreat divergence --$g8. The$tpolitics of inequality --$g9.$tWeapons of mass distraction --$g10. The$tnew politics of equality --$g11. The$thealth care imperative --$g12.$tConfronting inequality --$g13. The$tconscience of a liberal --$tNotes --$tAcknowledgments --$tIndex.
650 0 $aIncome distribution$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government.
650 0 $aEquality$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial policy.