The Big Con: Crackpot Economics and the Fleecing of America - Couverture souple

Chait, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0547085702 ISBN 13 : 9780547085708

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2008

Synopsis

American politics has been hijacked. Over the past three decades, a fringe group of economic hucksters has corrupted and perverted our nation’s policies. With dark, engaging wit, Jonathan Chait reveals how these canny zealots first took over the Republican Party and then gamed the political system and the media so that once unthinkable policies—without a shred of academic, expert, or even popular support—now drive the political agenda, regardless of which party is in power.
Why have these ideas succeeded in Washington? How did a clique of extremists gain control of American economic policy and sell short the country’s future? And why do their outlandish ideas still determine policy despite repeated electoral setbacks? Chait tells the outrageous and eye-opening story, expertly explaining just how politics and economics work in Washington. He has produced a riveting drama of greed and deceit that should be read by every concerned citizen, especially in an election year.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jonathan Chait is a senior editor at the New Republic and writes the magazine’s signature TRB column. He is a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times and has written for many publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and the Wall Street Journal.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0547085702
• ISBN 13: 9780547085708
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
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