The American dream vs. the gospel of wealth : the fight for a productive middle-class economy / Nort...
The American dream vs. the gospel of wealth : the fight for a productive middle-class economy / Nort...
The American dream vs. the gospel of wealth : the fight for a productive middle-class economy / Norton Garfinkle.
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New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N330.973/ 201
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English
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ix, 230 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
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 --...
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New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2006.
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"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, hardworking individuals can get ahead and attain a middle-class living, and in wh...
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The American dream vs. the gospel of wealth : the fight for a productive middle-class economy / Norton Garfinkle.
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Future of American democracy series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N330.973/ 201
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74VKKaOGNkWy
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0300108605 (alk. paper)
9780300108606 (alk. paper)
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330.973
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991021866289702626
