Title: American amnesia : how the war on government led us to forget what made America prosper /
Authors: Hacker, Jacob S.; Pierson, Paul,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Government, Resistance to United States History; United States Economic policy; United States Economic conditions
Abstract: "A spirited examination of why what's good for American business elites and what's good for Americans have become misaligned"--Front jacket flap.
Contents: 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.