The crisis of the middle class constitution : why economic inequality threatens our Republic / Ganes...
The crisis of the middle class constitution : why economic inequality threatens our Republic / Ganes...
The crisis of the middle class constitution : why economic inequality threatens our Republic / Ganesh Sitaraman.
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/5771
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Language
English
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Physical content
423 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
From Athens to America : the two traditions -- America's middle-class constitution -- The emergence of the plutocracy -- The search for solutions -- How economic inequality threatens the Republic -- The future of the middle class constitution.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"Argues that America's strong and sizable middle class is actually embedded in the framework of the nation's government and its founding document and discusses the necessity of taking equality-establishing measures,"--NoveList.
"In this original, provocative contribution to the debate over economic inequality, Ganesh Sitaraman argues that a strong and sizable middle class is a prerequisite for America's constitutional system. For most of Western history, Sitaraman argues, constitutional thinkers assumed economic inequality was inevitable and inescapable--and they designed...
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The crisis of the middle class constitution : why economic inequality threatens our Republic / Ganesh Sitaraman.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-402) and index.
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G 2017/5771
Record Identifier
74VKVgBdm6rA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgBdm6rA
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ISBN
0451493915 (hardcover)
9780451493910 (hardcover)
DDC
339.220973
MMS ID
991024148814702626
