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Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer--And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class
Contributor(s): Hacker, Jacob S. (Author), Pierson, Paul (Author), Nelson, John Allen (Narrated by)

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ISBN: 145260178X     ISBN-13: 9781452601786
Publisher: Tantor Audio
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Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Economy
- Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy
- Political Science | Political Process - General
Dewey: 306.342
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.44" W x 5.51" L (0.70 lbs)
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Unabridged
 
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We all know that the very rich have gotten a lot richer these past few decades while most Americans haven't. In fact, the exorbitantly paid have continued to thrive during the current economic crisis, even as the rest of Americans have fallen behind. Why do the have-it-alls have so much more? Lots of so-called experts claim to have solved this great mystery, but no one has really gotten to the bottom of it-until now. In their lively and provocative Winner-Take-All Politics, renowned political scientists Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson demonstrate that the usual suspects-foreign trade and financial globalization, technological changes in the workplace, increased education at the top-are largely innocent of the charges against them. Instead, they indict an unlikely suspect and take us on an entertaining tour of the mountain of evidence against the culprit. The guilty party is American politics. Runaway inequality and the present economic crisis reflect what government has done to aid the rich and what it has not done to safeguard the interests of the middle class. The winner-take-all economy is primarily a result of winner-take-all politics. Part revelatory history, part political analysis, part intellectual journey, Winner-Take-All Politics shows how a political system that traditionally has been responsive to the interests of the middle class has been hijacked by the super-rich. In doing so, it not only changes how we think about American politics, but also points the way to rebuilding a democracy that serves the interests of the many rather than just those of the wealthy few.

Contributor Bio(s): Pierson, Paul: - Paul Pierson is a professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author or coauthor of several books, including Dismantling the Welfare State? and Winner-Take-All Politics.Hacker, Jacob S.: - Jacob S. Hacker is a professor of political science at Yale University and the author or coauthor of several books, including Winner-Take-All Politics and The Great Risk Shift.Nelson, John Allen: - John Allen Nelson's critically acclaimed roles on television's 24 and Vanished are among the highlights of his twenty-five-plus years as an actor, screenwriter, and film producer. As a narrator, he won an AudioFile Earphones Award for his reading of Zoo Story by Thomas French.
 
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