Introduction: prosperity with inequality in the age of globalization -- Widening income and wealth gap in United States -- Rising prosperity and widening inequality in the People's Republic of China -- Democracy, prosperity, and inequality in India -- Prosperity with equality: future directions

Das MEMORANDUM 2008 nimmt die Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik der Großen Koalition unter die Lupe und kritisiert die nicht zu rechtfertigende Aufschwungsbegeisterung. Es zeigt, dass der Aufschwung nur verstetigt werden kann, wenn die Binnennachfrage deutlich anzieht das aber setzt ein...

The economics of inequality -- The politics of inequality -- The funding and biases of American politics -- History and reform efforts -- The problem of government -- The need for public financing -- Organizing for democracy

Over the last several decades, the United States has undergone one of the most radical social and economic transformations in its history: Finance has become America's dominant industry, while manufacturing has nearly disappeared. The financial sector has become increasingly criminalized, with...