Bibliograph

American amnesia, how the war on government led us to forget what made America prosper, Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson

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American amnesia, how the war on government led us to forget what made America prosper, Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-434) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American amnesia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

913303336

Responsibility statement

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson

Sub title

how the war on government led us to forget what made America prosper

Summary

"A spirited examination of why what's good for American business elites and what's good for Americans have become misaligned."--Book jacketIn the past, government and business were as much partners as rivals, resulting in broad-based growth and healthy social development. But advocates of anti-government market fundamentalism are intent on scrapping the instrument of nearly a century of unprecedented economic and social progress. Hacker and Pierson examine why what's good for American business elites and what's good for Americans have become misaligned

Table Of Contents

Coming up short -- The great divide -- The trouble with markets -- How America got rich -- "An established and useful reality" -- American amnesia -- We're not in Camelot anymore -- This is not your father's party -- The modern robber barons -- A crisis of authority -- Conclusion: The positive-sum society

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