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This title in other formats:The Conscience of a Liberalby Paul Krugman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This wholly original new work by the best-selling author of The Great Unraveling challenges America to reclaim the values that made it great. With this major new volume, Paul Krugman, today's most widely read economist, studies the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age to the unraveling of that achievement and the reemergence of immense economic and political inequality since the 1970s. Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a new New Deal, Krugman has created his finest book to date, a work that weaves together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis. This book, written with Krugman's trademark ability to explain complex issues simply, will transform the debate about American social policy in much the same way as did John Kenneth Galbraith's deeply influential book, The Affluent Society. Review:"The most consistent and courageous — and unapologetic — liberal partisan in American journalism." Michael Tomasky, New York Review of Books Synopsis:In this "clear, provocative" (Boston Globe) New York Timesbestseller, Paul Krugman, today's most widely read economist, examines the past eighty years of American history, from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age and the 1920s to the unraveling of that achievement and the reemergence of immense economic and political inequality since the 1970s. Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a "new New Deal," Krugman has created his finest book to date, a "stimulating manifesto" offering "a compelling historical defense of liberalism and a clarion call for Americans to retake control of their economic destiny" (Publishers Weekly). "As Democrats seek a rationale not merely for returning to power, but for fundamentally changing'"or changing back'"the relationship between America's government and its citizens, Mr. Krugman's arguments will prove vital in the months and years ahead." '"Peter Beinart, New York Times About the AuthorPaul Krugmanis the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics. He writes a twice-weekly op-ed column for the New York Timesand a blog named for his 2007 book, The Conscience of Liberal. He teaches economics at Princeton University. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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