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The book is a history of wealth and income gaps in the US in the 20th century. The book documents that the gap between rich and poor diminished greatly in mid-century—he refers to this as the "Great Compression"—then widened again, starting in the 1980s, to levels higher than those in the 1920s.
Dec 23, 2008 · The Conscience of a Liberal Paperback – Dec 23 2008. by Paul Krugman (Author) 4.5 366 ratings. See all formats and editions. "The most consistent and courageous—and unapologetic—liberal partisan in American journalism." —Michael Tomasky, New York Review of Books.
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Sep 17, 2007 · Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a "new New Deal," Krugman has created his finest book to date, a work that weaves together a nuanced account of three generations of history with sharp political, social, and economic analysis.
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The Conscience of a Liberal. Paul Krugman. W. W. Norton & Company, 2009 - Business & Economics - 296 pages. "The most consistent and courageous—and unapologetic—liberal partisan in...
Seeking to understand both what happened to middle-class America and what it will take to achieve a "new New Deal," Krugman has created his finest book to date, a "stimulating manifesto" offering "a compelling historical defense of liberalism and a clarion call for Americans to retake… Keep Reading. Paperback.
The Conscience of a Liberal promises to reshape public debate about American social policy and become a touchstone work for an entire generation.
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Jan 12, 2009 · The Conscience of a Liberal. Reprint Edition. by Paul Krugman (Author) 4.6 490 ratings. See all formats and editions. "The most consistent and courageous―and unapologetic―liberal partisan in American journalism." ―Michael Tomasky, New York Review of Books. In this "clear, provocative" (Boston Globe) New York Times bestseller, Paul Krugman ...
