Well before the late-2000s financial crisis, economic risk was shifting from the broad shoulders of government and business onto the fragile backs of American families. In this fully revised second edition, Jacob Hacker presents startling new evidence of Americans' increasing insecurity in the post-financial crash era and compelling new ideas to restore the American Dream.
Well before the late-2000s financial crisis, economic risk was shifting from the broad shoulders of government and business onto the fragile backs of American families. In this fully revised second edition, Jacob Hacker presents startling new evidence of Americans' increasing insecurity in the post-financial crash era and compelling new ideas to restore the American Dream.
Jacob S. Hacker is Professor of Political Science at Yale University and Fellow at the New America Foundation. He is author of The Divided Welfare State and The Road to Nowhere and, and most recently, co-author of Off Center: The Republican Revolution and the Erosion of American Democracy. A frequent commentator on NPR, PBS, and CNN, Hacker has written for The New Republic, The Nation, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and other publications.
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Introduction: On the Edge 1. The New Economic Insecurity 2. Risking It All 3. Risky Jobs 4. Risky Families 5. Risky Retirement 6. Risky Health Care Conclusion: Securing the Future Acknowledgments Notes Index
Introduction: On the Edge 1. The New Economic Insecurity 2. Risking It All 3. Risky Jobs 4. Risky Families 5. Risky Retirement 6. Risky Health Care Conclusion: Securing the Future Acknowledgments Notes Index
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