All together now : common sense for a fair economy / Jared Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, Jared.

Series:

0

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--United States.

Capitalism.

Individualism--United States.

Individualism.

Economic security--United States.

Economic security.

Social justice--United States.

Social justice.

United States--Economic policy--2001-2009.

United States.

United States--Social policy--1993-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler, c2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As the new century unfolds, Americans face prodigious economic and social challenges, yet nothing unifies the various strategies and causes that attempt to meet these challenges. Economist Jared Bernstein believes that frames such as ""the ownership society"" stress an ever-shrinking role for government and an ever-increasing risk for individuals, clearly implying ""You're on your own."" Arguing that this shift toward extreme individualism needlessly reduces the country's economic security and the living standards of most families, he describes the political and economic forces that pushed the

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Ready or Not, You're on Your Own; CHAPTER ONE: Risk Shifting, from Coolidge to Katrina; CHAPTER TWO: The Economist behind the Curtain; CHAPTER THREE: The "All Together Now" Plan; CHAPTER FOUR: How to Talk to a YOYO; CONCLUSION: It Takes a Movement; APPENDIX: Do YOYO Policies Yield Better Economic Outcomes?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612298943

9781576759486

1576759482

9781282298941

1282298941

OCLC:

309145370