Cowboy capitalism : European myths, American reality / Olaf Gersemann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gersemann, Olaf, 1968-

Standardized Title:

Amerikanische Verhältnisse. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--United States.

Capitalism.

Capitalism--Europe.

United States--Economic policy.

United States.

Europe--Economic policy.

Europe.

United States--Economic conditions.

Europe--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Almost all European pundits believe that, while the U.S. economy may create more growth, Europeans have it better when it comes to job security, income equality, and other factors. Olaf Gersemann, found the reality quite different. He found that what almost everyone in Europe ""knows"" is wrong: the greater market freedoms in America create a more flexible, adaptable, and prosperous system than the declining welfare states of ""old Europe.

Contents:

Cowboy Capitalism; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: HEWHO LAUGHS LAST-EMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES, 1979-2003; 1. The End of Convergence; 2. Europe Isn't Working; 3. The New Economy Lives...In America; 4. Europe's Sluggishness

A Chosen Lot; 5. America's Golden '90s- Was It All Just Hype?; 6. A Misery Desperately Longing for Justification; PART II: THE UNITED STATES:MYTHS, HALFTRUTHS, AND REALITY; 7. ""Living Standards Are Declining""; 8. ""For Everything Else, There's Mastercard""; 9. ""Poverty is On The Rise""

10. ""Just a Bunch of McJobs""11. ""Moms Need to Work, Too""; 12. ""Three Jobs Needed to Survive""; 13. ""Unemployed Behind Bars""; 14. ""The Doctor Won't See Them Now..""; PART III: UNEQUAL AND UNJUST; 15. Income Inequality-Tectonic Shifts or What? 143; 16. And the Culprit Is . . . Progress; 17. Mass Unemployment-The Mother of All Injustices; 18. Inequality in Education-The Grandmother of All Injustices; 19. The American Dream Lives; 20. Better Securely Unemployed Than Insecurely Employed?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; About the Author; Cato Institute; Back Cover

Notes:

"An earlier version of this book was published in October 2003 by FinanzBuch Verlag, Munich, as Amerikanische Verhaltnisse : die falsche Angst der Deutschen vor dem Cowboy-Kapitalismus"--Intro.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612599958

9781282599956

128259995X

9781933995427

1933995424

9781597340373

1597340375

OCLC:

475937514