The Resource Who stole the American dream?, Hedrick Smith
Who stole the American dream?, Hedrick Smith
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- Summary
- Recounts how the American dream has been dismantled over the past forty years by legislative, electoral, and corporate decisions that have compromised the middle class and minimized individual economic and political power
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xxxi, 557 pages
- Contents
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- The challenge from within
- Power shift. The business rebellion : the power shift that changed American history ; The pivotal Congress : Jimmy Carter and 1977-78 Democrats ; Middle-class power : how citizen action worked before the power shift ; Middle-class prosperity : how "the virtuous circle" worked before the new economy
- Dismantling the dream. The new economy of the 1990s : the wedge economics that split America ; The stolen dream : from middle-class to the new poor ; The great burden shift : funding your own safety net, crippled by debt ; The wealth gap : the economics "of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%"
- Unequal democracy. The new 2000s power game : why Congress often ignores public opinion ; The Washington-Wall Street symbiosis : the inside track of "the money monopoly"
- Middle-class squeeze. Broken promises : bankrupting middle-class pensions ; 401(K)'s : do-it-yourself : can you really afford to retire? ; Housing heist : prime targets : the solid middle class ; The great wealth shift : how the banks eroded middle-class savings ; Offshoring the dream : the Wal-Mart trail to China ; Hollowing out high-end jobs : IBM : shifting the knowledge economy to India ; The skills gap myth : importing IT workers costs masses of U.S. jobs
- Obstacles to a fix. The missing middle : how gridlock adds to the wealth gap ; The rise of the radical right, 1964-2010 : assault on the middle-class safety net ; The high cost of imperial overstretch : how the U.S. global footprint hurts the middle class
- Challenge and response. Reclaiming the dream : a domestic Marshall plan : a ten-step strategy ; Politics : a grassroots response : reviving the moderate center and middle-class power
- Appendix. Stolen dream timeline : key events, trends, and turning points, 1948-2012
- Isbn
- 9781400069668
- Label
- Who stole the American dream?
- Title
- Who stole the American dream?
- Statement of responsibility
- Hedrick Smith
- Subject
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- Income distribution -- United States
- Middle class -- Political activity -- United States
- Middle class -- United States -- Economic conditions
- Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States
- Divided government -- United States
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Public interest -- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Recounts how the American dream has been dismantled over the past forty years by legislative, electoral, and corporate decisions that have compromised the middle class and minimized individual economic and political power
- Citation location within source
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- August 01, 2012
- September 15, 2012
- July 30, 2012
- Citation source
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- Kirkus Reviews
- Booklist
- Publishers Weekly
- Kirkus Books of Special Note,
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Smith, Hedrick
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Political culture
- Political culture
- Polarization (Social sciences)
- Middle class
- Middle class
- Public interest
- Income distribution
- Divided government
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Who stole the American dream?, Hedrick Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographial references (p. [527]-538)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The challenge from within -- Power shift. The business rebellion : the power shift that changed American history ; The pivotal Congress : Jimmy Carter and 1977-78 Democrats ; Middle-class power : how citizen action worked before the power shift ; Middle-class prosperity : how "the virtuous circle" worked before the new economy -- Dismantling the dream. The new economy of the 1990s : the wedge economics that split America ; The stolen dream : from middle-class to the new poor ; The great burden shift : funding your own safety net, crippled by debt ; The wealth gap : the economics "of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%" -- Unequal democracy. The new 2000s power game : why Congress often ignores public opinion ; The Washington-Wall Street symbiosis : the inside track of "the money monopoly" -- Middle-class squeeze. Broken promises : bankrupting middle-class pensions ; 401(K)'s : do-it-yourself : can you really afford to retire? ; Housing heist : prime targets : the solid middle class ; The great wealth shift : how the banks eroded middle-class savings ; Offshoring the dream : the Wal-Mart trail to China ; Hollowing out high-end jobs : IBM : shifting the knowledge economy to India ; The skills gap myth : importing IT workers costs masses of U.S. jobs -- Obstacles to a fix. The missing middle : how gridlock adds to the wealth gap ; The rise of the radical right, 1964-2010 : assault on the middle-class safety net ; The high cost of imperial overstretch : how the U.S. global footprint hurts the middle class -- Challenge and response. Reclaiming the dream : a domestic Marshall plan : a ten-step strategy ; Politics : a grassroots response : reviving the moderate center and middle-class power -- Appendix. Stolen dream timeline : key events, trends, and turning points, 1948-2012
- Control code
- 2012005865
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xxxi, 557 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400069668
- Lccn
- 2012005865
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781400069668
- (OCoLC)769990419
- Label
- Who stole the American dream?, Hedrick Smith
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographial references (p. [527]-538)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The challenge from within -- Power shift. The business rebellion : the power shift that changed American history ; The pivotal Congress : Jimmy Carter and 1977-78 Democrats ; Middle-class power : how citizen action worked before the power shift ; Middle-class prosperity : how "the virtuous circle" worked before the new economy -- Dismantling the dream. The new economy of the 1990s : the wedge economics that split America ; The stolen dream : from middle-class to the new poor ; The great burden shift : funding your own safety net, crippled by debt ; The wealth gap : the economics "of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%" -- Unequal democracy. The new 2000s power game : why Congress often ignores public opinion ; The Washington-Wall Street symbiosis : the inside track of "the money monopoly" -- Middle-class squeeze. Broken promises : bankrupting middle-class pensions ; 401(K)'s : do-it-yourself : can you really afford to retire? ; Housing heist : prime targets : the solid middle class ; The great wealth shift : how the banks eroded middle-class savings ; Offshoring the dream : the Wal-Mart trail to China ; Hollowing out high-end jobs : IBM : shifting the knowledge economy to India ; The skills gap myth : importing IT workers costs masses of U.S. jobs -- Obstacles to a fix. The missing middle : how gridlock adds to the wealth gap ; The rise of the radical right, 1964-2010 : assault on the middle-class safety net ; The high cost of imperial overstretch : how the U.S. global footprint hurts the middle class -- Challenge and response. Reclaiming the dream : a domestic Marshall plan : a ten-step strategy ; Politics : a grassroots response : reviving the moderate center and middle-class power -- Appendix. Stolen dream timeline : key events, trends, and turning points, 1948-2012
- Control code
- 2012005865
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xxxi, 557 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400069668
- Lccn
- 2012005865
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781400069668
- (OCoLC)769990419
Subject
- Income distribution -- United States
- Middle class -- Political activity -- United States
- Middle class -- United States -- Economic conditions
- Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States
- Divided government -- United States
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Public interest -- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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