American amnesia : how the war on government led us to forget what made America prosper by Hacker, Jacob S., author, Pierson, Paul, author instant download

American amnesia : how the war on government led us to forget what made America prosper by Hacker, Jacob S., author, Pierson, Paul, author instant download

vii, 455 pages ; 21 cm, 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, Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-434) and index, Introduction : prosperity lost -- 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