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The betrayal of the American dream / Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele.
Lippincott Library HC106.84 .B37 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barlett, Donald L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Working class.
- Economic conditions.
- Middle class.
- United States--Economic conditions--2009-.
- United States.
- United States--Economic policy--2009-.
- Economic policy.
- Middle class--United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Working class--United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, [2012]
- Summary:
- Examines the formidable challenges facing the middle class, calling for fundamental changes while surveying the extent of the problem and identifying the people and agencies most responsible.
- Contents:
- Assault on the middle class
- The cost of free trade
- Made in America?
- Phantom jobs
- The great tax heist
- The end of retirement
- Deregulation: economic chaos
- Globalization shanghaied
- Restoring the American Dream.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781586489694
- 1586489690
- OCLC:
- 744287724
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