Peck, Don.

Pinched : how the Great Recession has narrowed our futures and what we can do about it / Don Peck. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Pub., c2011. - 223 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-214) and index.

Not your father's recession -- The two-speed society -- Two depressions and a long malaise -- Generation "R": the changing fortunes of America's youth -- Housebound: the middle class after the bust -- Plutonomy: the very rich in recession and recovery -- Underclass: men and family in a jobless age -- The politics of the next ten years -- A way forward.

Presents cautionary predictions about American life in the aftermath of the recession that describes long-term consequences being faced by Americans from every walk of life.

9780307886521 (hbk.) 0307886522 (hbk.) 9780307886538 (pbk.)


Working class--United States.
Middle class--United States.
Recessions--Social aspects--United States.
Clase obrera
Clase media--Estados Unidos.
Recesiones--Aspectos sociales--Estados Unidos.


United States--Economic conditions--2009-
United States--Social conditions--21st century.

HC 106.84 / P366p 2011

330.973