The wolf at the door : the menace of economic insecurity and how to fight it /
Michael J. Graetz and Ian Shapiro.
- 358 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-278) and index.
Then and now -- Building blocks of distributive politics -- Good politics, wrong policy -- The essential role of business -- Making work pay -- From unemployment to reemployment -- Waiting for infrastructure -- What more is to be done? -- Paying for change -- The wages of insecurity.
"Americans face real economic hardship but respond with fantastical solutions, from tax-cut magic to the end of capitalism. Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro focus on what truly worries people: their own insecurity. The authors propose concrete reforms affecting taxes, health care, and wages and share organizing strategies to achieve changes people need"--
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Economic security--United States. Seguridad económica--Estados Unidos
United States--Economic conditions--1945- Estados Unidos--Condiciones económicas--1945- United States--Economic policy. Estados Unidos --Política económica