Screen LibraryThe new gilded age: from "unequal democracy" : from "unequal democracy" /
"We are the 99%" has quickly become the slogan of our political era as growing numbers of Americans express concern about the disappearing middle class and the ever-widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Has America really entered a New Gilded Age? What are the political co...
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. : |
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[2012] ©2012 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Course Book. |
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"We are the 99%" has quickly become the slogan of our political era as growing numbers of Americans express concern about the disappearing middle class and the ever-widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Has America really entered a New Gilded Age? What are the political consequences of the growing income gap? Can democracy survive such vast economic inequality? These questions dominate our political moment--and Larry Bartels provides answers backed by sobering data. Princeton Shorts are brief selections taken from influential Princeton University Press books and produced exclusively in ebook format. Providing unmatched insight into important contemporary issues or timeless passages from classic works of the past, Princeton Shorts enable you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (74 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9781400843138 |
| Index Number: | HC106 |
| CLC: | F171.20 |
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Frontmatter -- The New Gilded Age -- Do Americans Care about In equality? -- About the Author -- Related Titles. |