Betrayal of the American Dream

Name: Betrayal of the American Dream
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ISBN: 9781610393201

ISBN-10: 1610393201

ISBN-13: 9781610393201

Edition: 2013

Authors: Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele

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A New York Times bestsellerAmerica’s unique prosperity is based on its creation of a middle class. In the twentieth century, that middle class provided the workforce, the educated skills, and the demand that gave life to the world’s greatest consumer economy. It was innovative and dynamic; it eclipsed old imperial systems and colonial archetypes. It gave rise to a dream: that if you worked hard and followed the rules you would prosper in America, and your children would enjoy a better life than yours. The American dream was the lure to gifted immigrants and the birthright opportunity for every American citizen. It is as important a part of the history of the country as the passing of the…

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List price: $18.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 10/22/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.27" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.726



Prologue



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


Afterword To the Paperback Edition


Appendix


Acknowledgments


A Note on Sources


Index