2 options
The unaffordable nation : searching for a decent life in America / Jeffrey D. Jones.
Lippincott Library HD6983 .J66 2007
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Jeffrey Douglas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cost and standard of living--United States.
- Cost and standard of living.
- United States.
- Public welfare--United States.
- Public welfare.
- United States--Social policy--1993-.
- Social policy.
- Physical Description:
- 207 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007.
- Summary:
- The American dream used to mean that hard work guaranteed a decent life. However, that article of faith is no more. Here, Jones outlines the respective obligations of government and individuals in ensuring a life that is affordable for every person who is willing to work hard.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Leibniz in economics
- The unaffordable nation
- Introduction : Products, persons, and unaffordability
- Of lawsuits and lotteries
- Traditionalism and the rise of the credit welfare system
- An examination of a noble sentiment
- The billionaire and the destitute man : unaffordability as a political problem
- Poor choice, poor justice, poor luck
- Introduction : Labor obligations and excuses
- Poor choice : the American hatred of paupers
- Poor justice : injustice and the golden rule
- Poor luck : the inequity of disability and other struggles
- The covenant on affordability
- Introduction : Labor-based entitlements
- Some applications : corporations, immigration, and trade
- Conclusion : Labor as an American institution.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781591025153
- 159102515X
- OCLC:
- 80180162
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.