Title: The American Dream vs. The Gospel of Wealth
First published: October 10, 2006
Description: "Garfinkle employs historical insight and data-based economic analysis to demonstrate compellingly the sharp departure of the supply-side Gospel of Wealth from an American ideal that dates back to Abraham Lincoln - the vision of America as a society in which ordinary, hardworking individuals can get ahead and attain a middle-class living, and in which government plays an active role in expanding opportunities and guarding against economic exploitation. Supply-side economic policies increase economic disparities and, Garfinkle insists, they fail on technical, factual, moral, and political grounds.

He outlines a fresh economic vision, consonant with the great American tradition of ensuring strong economic growth while preserving the middle-class American Dream."--Jacket.
Subjects: Economic theory & philosophy, Political Science, Politics / Current Events, Politics/International Relations, USA, Economic Conditions, Public Policy - Economic Policy, Political Science / General, Democracy, Middle class, Supply-side economics, United States, Communitarianism, Economic policy