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Great Risk Shift The New Economic Insecurity and the Decline of the American Dream

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ISBN-10: 0195335341

ISBN-13: 9780195335347

Edition: 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Jacob S. Hacker

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America's leaders say the economy is strong and getting stronger. But the safety net that once protected us is fast unraveling. With retirement plans in growing jeopardy while health coverage erodes, more and more economic risk is shifting from government and business onto the fragile shoulders of the American family. In The Great Risk Shift, Jacob S. Hacker lays bare this unsettling new economic climate, showing how it has come about, what it is doing to our families, and how we can fight back. Behind this shift, he contends, is the Personal Responsibility Crusade, eagerly embraced by corporate leaders and Republican politicians who speak of a nirvana of economic empowerment, an…    
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Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/17/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.10" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Jacob Hacker is professor of political science at the University of California at Berkeley, where he heads the Center on Health and Economic Security at the Boalt Law School. A frequent media commentator and author of numerous scholarly and popular articles, he is the author of four books, most recently The Great Risk Shift: The New Economic Insecurity and the Decline of the American Dream.Contributors: Jacob Hacker: "Health Insecurity and the Middle Class"; Elizabeth McGlynn and David Meltzer: "Health Quality"; Brandon McKelvey and Jill Quadagno: "The Transformation of American Health Insurance"; Katherine Swartz: "The Uninsured and Underinsured"; Elizabeth Warren: "Medical Bankruptcy"

Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction: On the Edge
The New Economic Insecurity
Risking it All
Risky Jobs
Risky Families
Risky Retirement
Risky Health Care
Conclusion: Securing the Future
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index