Rewriting the rules of the American economy: an agenda for growth and shared prosperity [First edition] 978-0-393-25405-1, 0393254054, 9780393353129, 0393353125

It's time to rewrite the rules—to curb the runaway flow of wealth to the top one percent, to restore security and o

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Rewriting the rules of the American economy: an agenda for growth and shared prosperity [First edition]
 978-0-393-25405-1, 0393254054, 9780393353129, 0393353125

Table of contents :
Content: Preface --
Introduction --
The current rules --
More market power, less competition --
The growth of the financial sector --
The "shareholder revolution", the rise of ceo pay, and the squeezing of workers --
Lower taxes for the wealthy --
The end of full-employment monetary policy --
The stifling of worker voice --
The sinking floor of labor standards --
Racial discrimination --
Gender discrimination --
Rewriting the rules --
Make markets competitive --
Fix the financial sector --
Incentivize long-term business growth --
Rebalance the tax and transfer system --
Make full employment the goal --
Empower workers --
Expand access to labor markets and opportunities for advancement --
Expand economic security and opportunity --
Appendix: overview of recent --
Inequality trends --
Acknowledgments --
Endnotes.

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