From the Book - First edition.
How concentrated income at the top hurts the economy
Why policymakers obsess about the financial economy instead of about the real one
The great prosperity : 1947-1975
How we got ourselves into the same mess again
How Americans kept buying anyway : the three coping mechanisms
The future without coping mechanisms
From the Large Print - Large print edition.
The broken bargain. Eccle's insight ; Parallels ; The basic bargain ; How concentrated income at the top hurts the economy ; Why policymakers obsess about the financial economy instead of about the real one ; The Great Prosperity, 1947-1975
How we got ourselves into the same mess again ; How Americans kept buying anyway : the three coping mechanisms ; The future without coping mechanisms ; Why China won't save us ; No return to normal
Backlash. The 2020 election ; The politics of economics, 2010-2020 ; Why can't we be content with less? ; The pain of economic loss ; Adding insult to injury ; Outrage at a rigged game ; The politics of anger
The bargain restored. What should be done : a new deal for the middle class ; How it could get done.