The wolf at the door : the menace of economic insecurity and how to fight it /

Graetz, Michael J.,

The wolf at the door : the menace of economic insecurity and how to fight it / Michael J. Graetz and Ian Shapiro. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (358 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Then and now -- Building blocks of distributive politics -- Good politics, wrong policy -- The essential role of business -- Making work pay -- From unemployment to reemployment -- Waiting for infrastructure -- What more is to be done? -- Paying for change -- The wages of insecurity.

"Americans face real economic hardship but respond with fantastical solutions, from tax-cut magic to the end of capitalism. Michael Graetz and Ian Shapiro focus on what truly worries people: their own insecurity. The authors propose concrete reforms affecting taxes, health care, and wages and share organizing strategies to achieve changes people need"--



9780674247024 9780674246997


Economic security--United States.


Electronic Books.

HC103 / .W654 2020