American amnesia how the war on government led us to forget what made America prosper
A "provocative" (Kirkus Reviews), timely, and topical work that examines what's good for American business and what's good for Americans--and why those interests are misaligned. In American Amnesia, bestselling political scientists Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson trace the economic and political hi...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2016.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Coming up short
- The great divide
- The trouble with markets
- How America got rich
- "An established and useful reality"
- American amnesia
- We're not in Camelot anymore
- This is not your father's party
- The modern robber barons
- A crisis of authority
- Conclusion: The positive-sum society.
