"For the past several decades, politicians and economists have thought that high levels of inequality were good for the economy. But an economy that works only for the rich simply doesn't work. Because the middle class is so weak, America's economy now suffers from the kinds of …
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"A hundred years ago, many theorists believed ... just as they did at the beginning of our twenty-first century ... that the world had reached a state of economic perfection, a never before seen human interdependence that would lead to universal growth and prosperity. Then, as n…
Urban, divers, kosmopolitisch, individualistisch - links ist für viele heute vor allem eine Lifestylefrage. Politische Konzepte für sozialen Zusammenhalt bleiben auf der Strecke, genauso wie schlecht verdienende Frauen, arme Zuwandererkinder, ausgebeutete Leiharbeiter und große …
Urban, divers, kosmopolitisch, individualistisch - links ist für viele heute vor allem eine Lifestylefrage. Politische Konzepte für sozialen Zusammenhalt bleiben auf der Strecke, genauso wie schlecht verdienende Frauen, arme Zuwandererkinder, ausgebeutete Leiharbeiter und große …
Producing in/visibility in Los Angeles -- Middle-class dreaming and the limits of "Americanness"--Making mothers count -- Organizing, motherhood, and the meanings of (domestic) work -- Dreaming American
This book explores the essence of the middle-income trap based on two major perspectives, namely "economic transformation" and "social transformation". China has experienced high-speed economic growth for nearly 40 years since the adoption of the Reform and Opening policies. How…
"This book will describe, the dismantling of the New Deal profoundly affected the way in which the private corporate sector treated the future as well. Deregulation dramatically shortened the time horizons of American business. Time is money. Banks and investment houses were onc…
"Debt stands between millions of Americans and their dreams: owning a home, paying off a car, going to college, and finding a good job. Land of the Fee exposes the hidden system of predatory charges that are often waived for the wealthy and enforced on the middle class. The new …
