The riches of this land : the untold, true story of America's middle class

The riches of this land The untold, true story of America's middle class

Jim Tankersley

Book - 2020

"The untold story of what once made America's economy great--and why it now keeps falling into crisis." -- inside front book jacket flap.

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Subjects
Middle class > United States > Economic conditions.
Middle class > United States > History.
Middle class > United States > Social conditions.
Published
New York : PublicAffairs 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Jim Tankersley (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
xiii, 297 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-283) and index.
ISBN
9781541767836
  • Prologue
  • 1. Winston-Salem, 1943: "I'm with Them"
  • 2. McMinnville, 1978: The Clear-Cut American Dream
  • 3. Ohio, 2006: This Is Not Your Life
  • 4. Southern California, 2013: The jobs Are Not Coming Back
  • 5. Winston-Salem, 2013: Working Harder, Falling Behind
  • 6. Winston-Salem to Queens, 1960: Torching the Blockades
  • 7. Aggregate Consequences: A Story in Numbers
  • 8. Chicago, 2011: Forward Progress, Lost
  • 9. Washington, D.C., 2016: A Lie Is Sold
  • 10. Manhattan, 2016: The Whole Chessboard
  • 11. Building the Riches of This Land: How to Get the Middle Class Back on Track
  • 12. Winston-Salem, 2019: "How Did We Steal Something You Threw Away?"
  • 13. SoHo, 2019: Uncommon Capability
  • 14. Turners Falls, 2019: Silent Factories, Empty Orchards
  • 15. Washington, D.C., 2007-2019: No Quick Fixes, Ever
  • 16. Green Family Home, 2019: Eventually, You Get More Time
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliographic Essay
  • Index

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