Fate of the States The New Geography of American Prosperity

Name: Fate of the States The New Geography of American Prosperity
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ISBN: 9781591845706

ISBN-10: 159184570X

ISBN-13: 9781591845706

Edition: 2013

Authors: Meredith Whitney

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A bold look at the most important new trend for our economy Wall Street analyst Meredith Whitney became a household name when she predicted the subprime mortgage crisis a year before it fully erupted. Now she shows how we’re moving into a new era in which wealth, power, and opportunity flow away from the coasts toward the interior of the country. The housing boom was initially great for states like California, Nevada, and Florida. But when the boom ended, so did the excess tax revenue sustaining many profligate state and local governments. They’ve been forced to raise taxes and cut essential public servicesespecially education and infrastructure. Extreme cases led to bankruptcy filings in…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/4/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction



The Fall



It Starts at Home



Housing Revisited



States Gone Wild



Pensions: The Debt Bomb Nobody's Talking About



The Negative Feedback Loop from Hell



The New American Poverty



Rise Chapter



New Map of Prosperity



State Arbitrage



David Takes On Goliath: New Political Precedents



The Way Forward


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index