The conscience of a liberal
Title
:
The conscience of a liberal
Personal Author EPSB
:
Paul R. Krugman
Summary
:
Examines the rise of movement conservatism in the U.S., defined by the author as a network of people and institutions that extends far beyond what is normally considered political life; contends that Republican conservatism is the result of white backlash against the civil rights movement; and argues that the drastic economic inequality that has developed in the U.S. since the 1980s is in direct correlation to political partisanship.
Year Published
:
2009
Physical Description
:
xix, 296 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents
:
The way we were -- The long Gilded Age -- The great compression -- The politics of the welfare state -- The sixties : a troubled prosperity -- Movement conservatism -- The great divergence -- The politics of inequality -- Weapons of mass distraction -- The new politics of equality -- The health care imperative -- Confronting inequality -- The conscience of a liberal.
Subject
:
Income -- United States.
Equality -- United States.
Social policy -- United States.
Geographic Term
:
United States -- Economic conditions.
United States -- Politics and government.
Summary
:
Examines the rise of movement conservatism in the U.S., defined by the author as a network of people and institutions that extends far beyond what is normally considered political life; contends that Republican conservatism is the result of white backlash against the civil rights movement; and argues that the drastic economic inequality that has developed in the U.S. since the 1980s is in direct correlation to political partisanship.
ISBN
:
9780393333138
Publisher
:
New York : Norton, 2009.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Edmonton Christian High | 339.2 KRU | Book | 30905000053284 | Non-Fiction |