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The Conscience of a Liberal

Reclaiming America From The Right

Author: Paul Krugman  

Presents the author's vision of a New Deal for a fairer society. This book argues that the time is ripe for another era of great reform. It outlines a programme for change, explaining what can be done to narrow the wealth gap. It shows how a fresh political coalition can both support and be supported by reform, making our society more democratic.

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Presents the author's vision of a New Deal for a fairer society. This book argues that the time is ripe for another era of great reform. It outlines a programme for change, explaining what can be done to narrow the wealth gap. It shows how a fresh political coalition can both support and be supported by reform, making our society more democratic.

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Why has the gap between the poor and the super-rich become such a gulf in the past few decades? Why are so many so disillusioned with the political system? Have we moved from democracy to plutocracy, and can anything be done?

Paul Krugman, one of the US's most respected economists and outspoken commentators, traces America's path to its present inequality, showing how an organized, hardline conservative movement took from the country the gains of Roosevelt's New Deal and pushed it back to the age of the robber barons. He also reveals how the right have exploited cultural, racial and economic divisions to their advantage ever since - and not just in America.

Krugman argues that the time is now ripe for another era of great reform; that America can be reclaimed form the right. The Conscience of a Liberal lays out his vision of a fairer, more democratic and more equal society. It will become a lodestone work of political thought.

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About the Author

Paul Krugman is the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics. The author of a twice-weekly column for the op-ed page of the New York TImes and a daily blog, 'The Conscience of a Liberal', derived from his book of the same name, Krugman has been named Columnist of the Year by Editor and Publisher magazine. He is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, and is the author or editor of twenty books and more than two hundred professional journal articles.

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'One of the most agile and persuasive voices of progressive thought in recent years' Jay Parini, Guardian Why has the gap between the poor and the super-rich become such a gulf in the past few decades? Why are so many so disillusioned with the political system? Have we moved from democracy to plutocracy, and can anything be done? Paul Krugman, one of the US's most respected economists and outspoken commentators, traces America's path to its present inequality, showing how an organized, hardline conservative movement took from the country the gains of Roosevelt's New Deal and pushed it back to the age of the robber barons. He also reveals how the right have exploited cultural, racial and economic divisions to their advantage ever since - and not just in America. Krugman argues that the time is now ripe for another era of great reform; that America can be reclaimed from the right. The Conscience of a Liberal lays out his vision of a fairer, more democratic and more equal society. It will become a lodestone work of political thought. 'A radical critic of American political economy ... Krugman's arguments will prove vital in the months and years ahead' Peter Beinart, The New York Times 'Characteristically bold ... forcefully argued ... the case Krugman makes for a revitalization of US public institutions is worth reading' Edward Luce, Financial Times

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Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Published
29th January 2009
Pages
320
ISBN
9780141035772

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