| All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy Contributor(s): Bernstein, Jared (Author) |
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ISBN: 1576753875 ISBN-13: 9781576753873 Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: As the new century unfolds, Americans face prodigious economic and social challenges, yet nothing unifies the various strategies and causes that attempt to meet these challenges. Economist Jared Bernstein believes that frames such as "the ownership society" stress an ever-shrinking role for government and an ever-increasing risk for individuals, clearly implying "You're on your own." Arguing that this shift toward extreme individualism needlessly reduces the country's economic security and the living standards of most families, he describes the political and economic forces that pushed the country away from collective action and exposes the significant societal costs associated with the shift. Most importantly, he presents a new vision, one that applauds individual liberties while emphasizing that such freedoms are best realized with a collectivist approach to public policy. A timely alternative to a go-it-alone society, "All Together Now shows readers how to tap their "better selves" to meet the coming challenges as one. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 330.973 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.54" W x 8.54" (0.51 lbs) 168 pages |
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| Publisher Description: So said American patriot Tom Paine. He, like the other Founders, saw this country as a unique opportunity to build a society that valued the wellbeing of all of its people over the interests of the few. In the past 230 years, we've lost sight of Paine's vision. Our government has adopted a YOYO (you're-on-your-own) response in the face of even the most pressing national problems--diminished job security, the rising number of Americans without health coverage, stagnant incomes, decaying public schools, and more. "Here's a tax cut and a private account," they tell us, "now go fend for yourself." It hasn't worked. The YOYO strategy has proven to be incapable of addressing the economic challenges that confront us and has instead led to a massive upward shift in wealth and opportunity favoring the few and deteriorating living standards and increasing insecurity for the rest of us. All Together Now details an alternative WITT (we're-in-this-together) strategy for solving our most daunting problems. Detailing practical, collaborative responses to globalization, health care, employment, and other areas that could improve the lives of millions of Americans without increasing national spending, All Together Now shows that the challenges we face can be solved. Together, we can wield the tools of government to build a more just and equitable society. |