Summary
Paul Krugman: The Conscience of Liberals: With the Author's Foreword on Current Issues
Paul Krugman, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2008, extremely active author, columnist and blogger, professor at the prestigious American Princeton University, and above all one of the most influential political commentators in his country, brings a provocative bestseller that studies a turbulent century of American history, starting with the reforms that were supposed to tame marked economic differences, the so-called Gilded Age, until the resurgence of huge social and political inequalities that have been rampant since the seventies of the 20th century. A decade into the new century, as the global climate shifts anew, The Liberal Conscience calls for another major era of comprehensive reform, outlining a program for change with universal health insurance at the very core of a New Deal, explaining what can be done about narrowing the income gap, and describing the shape of the new political coalition needed to make society work with not just more equality, but greater democratic change. Time has shown how all of Krugman's predictions have come true: from the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, to the necessity of health reform. Therefore, along with this book, the Facta library brings an up-to-date foreword by the author, in which he answers some of the fundamental questions: can the American economy be saved, provide a universal health care system for America, and make the nation more thoroughly democratic. The translation of this indispensable piece of political literature is signed by Božica Jakovlev, while the illustration is by Marina Leskovar. The arguments that Krugman brings will prove to be crucial in the coming period.
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