The betrayal of the American dream /
Barlett, Donald L.
The betrayal of the American dream / Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2012. - xxi, 289 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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.
1586489690 9781586489694 1586489704 (ebook) 9781586489700 (ebook)
7345338
2012012879
Middle class--Economic conditions--United States--21st century.
Working class--Economic conditions--United States--21st century.
United States--Economic conditions--2009-
United States--Economic policy--2009-
HC106.84 / .B37 2012
330.973
The betrayal of the American dream / Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2012. - xxi, 289 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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.
1586489690 9781586489694 1586489704 (ebook) 9781586489700 (ebook)
7345338
2012012879
Middle class--Economic conditions--United States--21st century.
Working class--Economic conditions--United States--21st century.
United States--Economic conditions--2009-
United States--Economic policy--2009-
HC106.84 / .B37 2012
330.973