The confiscation of American prosperity : from right-wing extremism and economic ideology to the next great depression / Michael Perelman.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perelman, Michael
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
United States > Economic conditions > 1945-
Conservatism > United States.
Income distribution > United States.
Economics > United States.
Physical Description:xiv, 239 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The great capitalist restoration
  • The end of the golden age of capitalism
  • The right mobilizes
  • Richard Nixon's class war
  • Remaking the world for business
  • Economists justifying the plot
  • A touch of reality
  • The dangerous consequences of inequality
  • Obvious contradications
  • Attempting to hold the line
  • How things fall apart
  • Taming economists
  • Economists' sins of omission and collaboration
  • Conclusion and hopefully a new beginning.