For most of Western history, Sitaraman argues, constitutional thinkers assumed economic inequality was inevitable and inescapable-and they designed governments to prevent class divisions from spilling over into class warfare. The American Constitution is different. Compared to E…
"Argues that America's strong and sizable middle class is actually embedded in the framework of the nation's government and its founding document and discusses the necessity of taking equality-establishing measures,"--NoveList.
In this original, provocative contribution to the debate over economic inequality, Ganesh Sitaraman argues that a strong and sizable middle class is a prerequisite for America's constitutional system. For most of Western history, Sitaraman argues, constitutional thinkers assumed…
"Argues that America's strong and sizable middle class is actually embedded in the framework of the nation's government and its founding document and discusses the necessity of taking equality-establishing measures, "--NoveList. "In this original, provocative contribution to th…