how the war on government led us to forget what made America prosper Hacker, Jacob S. (Jacob Stewart) 1971- creator Pierson, Paul 1959- text bibliography nyu New York Simon & Schuster 2017 First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition. monographic eng

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vii, 455 p. ; 21 cm "A spirited examination of why what's good for American business elites and what's good for Americans have become misaligned"--Front jacket flap. In the past, government and business were as much partners as rivals, resulting in broad-based growth and healthy social development. But advocates of anti-government market fundamentalism are intent on scrapping the instrument of nearly a century of unprecedented economic and social progress. Hacker and Pierson examine why what's good for American business elites and what's good for Americans have become misaligned. p. 1. The rise of the mixed economy -- Coming up short -- The great divide -- The trouble with markets -- How America got rich -- "An established and useful reality" -- p. 2. The crisis of the mixed economy -- 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. Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson. Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-434) and index. n-us--- Government, Resistance to United States History 21st century Resistencia pasiva Estados Unidos United States Economic policy 2009- United States Economic conditions 2009- Estados Unidos Política económica 2009- Estados Unidos Condiciones económicas 2009- HC 106.84 H118a 2017 9781451667837 (pbk) 2015510024 https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015510024-b.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015510024-d.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015510024-s.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015510024-b.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015510024-d.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015510024-s.html YDXCP 160407 20230411090111.0 128357 eng