Private Affluence and Public Squalor: Social Injustice and Economic Misery in America

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Paul L Nevins

Private Affluence and Public Squalor

Social Injustice and Economic Misery in America

Paul L Nevins

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English

IngramSpark
16 January 2023

Macroeconomics; Political economy; Economic geography

Are the values that Americans collectively hold destroying the American Dream? The answer to that question depends upon the answers to some very specific questions. What do we as citizens of the United States believe we owe to one another as citizens? What is the purpose of government? What is of the role of the private enterprise? What is the meaning of equal opportunity? To what extent should purely economic concerns be regulated in the public interest? The answers to these questions reveal our values and define the role that each of us chooses to play as a participant in our country's political and economic affairs. As the role of government in the economic life of the nation has become increasingly diminished, the effort to create a market economy that is unfettered by public oversight and regulation has emerged triumphant - to the detriment of the values that we should share as citizens.

By: Paul L Nevins
Imprint: IngramSpark
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 875g
ISBN: 9781088086506
ISBN 10: 1088086500
Pages: 526
Publication Date: 16 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Private Affluence and Public Squalor: Social Injustice and Economic Misery in America

"""Paul L. Nevins, a celebrated civil rights trial attorney, and accomplished author, has unveiled a groundbreaking literary work, ""Private Affluence and Public Squalor: Unearthing America's Social Divide and Economic Realities."" In this illuminating book, Nevins embarks on a profound exploration of America's most pressing challenges, challenging readers to reevaluate their values and their role in shaping the American Dream""- LA Weekly ""My hope is that, as ordinary Americans begin to understand that the current economic system - aided and abetted by our political and legal institutions and the popular media - does not serve their best interests, they will also begin to realize that real change can occur in a democracy when citizens mobilize, grasp their power, and become politically engaged,"" he says. Nevins' new book, ""Private Affluence and Public Squalor: Social Injustice and Economic Misery in America,"" draws its title from a concept developed by Canadian American economist John Kenneth Galbraith."" - Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly"