Illusions of Prosperity

America's Working Families in an Age of Economic Insecurity

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Why, in an era of downsized corporation, stagnant wages, and decreasing job security, do Americans continue to embrace free market capitalism? Professor Joel Blau attempts to explain the paradoxical relationship between America's love of unrestrained capitalism and the real effects it has on the daily lives of American workers. Professor Blau argues that a more proactive government -- one that cares for its citizens with social programmes and safety nets -- is needed to compensate for the economic instability bred by unchecked capitalist expansion.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-05-24
Mått:142 x 218 x 20 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195146066

Utforska kategorier

Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Makroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Joel Blau is an Associate Professor, and Director of the Ph.D. Program, at the School of Social Welfare, State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is the author of The Visible Poor: Homelessness in the United States. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Recensioner i media

"Joel Blau has written a thoughtful and cogent analysis of the state of American society today, the impact of the market system on working families, and the consequences likely to flow from weakening the safety net further. The 'Next Deal' solutions he proposes - full employment policies, living wages, protection of the right to organize, stepped up infrastructural investments and meaningful social welfare protections - are cornerstones of any economic and political democracy, which lawmakers would do well to keep in mind as they shape policy for the 21st century."-- John Sweeney, President, AFL CIO