The Resource The crisis of the middle class constitution : why economic inequality threatens our Republic, Ganesh Sitaraman
The crisis of the middle class constitution : why economic inequality threatens our Republic, Ganesh Sitaraman
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- Summary
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- "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 governments to prevent class divisions from spilling over into class warfare. The American Constitution is different. Compared to Europe and the ancient world, America was a society of almost unprecedented economic equality, and the founding generation saw this equality as essential for the preservation of America's republic. Over the next two centuries, generations of Americans fought to sustain the economic preconditions for our constitutional system. But today, with economic and political inequality on the rise, Sitaraman says Americans face a choice: Will we accept rising economic inequality and risk oligarchy or will we rebuild the middle class and reclaim our republic? The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution is a tour de force of history, philosophy, law, and politics. It makes a compelling case that inequality is more than just a moral or economic problem; it threatens the very core of our constitutional system."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 423 pages
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780451493910
- Label
- The crisis of the middle class constitution : why economic inequality threatens our Republic
- Title
- The crisis of the middle class constitution
- Title remainder
- why economic inequality threatens our Republic
- Statement of responsibility
- Ganesh Sitaraman
- Language
- eng
- 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 governments to prevent class divisions from spilling over into class warfare. The American Constitution is different. Compared to Europe and the ancient world, America was a society of almost unprecedented economic equality, and the founding generation saw this equality as essential for the preservation of America's republic. Over the next two centuries, generations of Americans fought to sustain the economic preconditions for our constitutional system. But today, with economic and political inequality on the rise, Sitaraman says Americans face a choice: Will we accept rising economic inequality and risk oligarchy or will we rebuild the middle class and reclaim our republic? The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution is a tour de force of history, philosophy, law, and politics. It makes a compelling case that inequality is more than just a moral or economic problem; it threatens the very core of our constitutional system."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sitaraman, Ganesh
- Dewey number
- 339.2/20973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF4749
- LC item number
- .S58 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Constitutional law
- Equality
- Income distribution
- Middle class
- United States
- Power (Social sciences)
- Plutocracy
- Label
- The crisis of the middle class constitution : why economic inequality threatens our Republic, Ganesh Sitaraman
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-402) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn951465462
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 423 pages
- Isbn
- 9780451493910
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016026242
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40026974860
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780451493910
- (OCoLC)951465462
- Label
- The crisis of the middle class constitution : why economic inequality threatens our Republic, Ganesh Sitaraman
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-402) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn951465462
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 423 pages
- Isbn
- 9780451493910
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016026242
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40026974860
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780451493910
- (OCoLC)951465462
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