The betrayal of the American dream / Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele.
By: Barlett, Donald L.
Contributor(s): Steele, James B.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : PublicAffairs, c2012Edition: 1st ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xxi, 289 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781586489694 (hbk.); 1586489690 (hbk.).Subject(s): Middle class -- United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century | Working class -- United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century | United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009- | United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-DDC classification: 330.973Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 330.973 B249 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003138195 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Assault on the middle class -- The cost of free trade -- Made in America? -- Phantom jobs -- The great tax heist -- The end of retirement -- Deregulation: economic chaos -- Globalization shanghaied -- Restoring the American Dream.
Examines the formidable challenges facing the middle class, calling for fundamental changes while surveying the extent of the problem and identifying the people and agencies most responsible.
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