TY - GEN T1 - The forgotten Americans : an economic agenda for a divided nation A1 - Sawhill, Isabel V. LA - English PP - New Haven PB - Yale University Press YR - 2018 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1050870690 AB - A sobering account of a disenfranchised American working class and important policy solutions to the nation's economic inequalities. One of the country's leading scholars on economics and social policy, Isabel Sawhill addresses the enormous divisions in American society--economic, cultural, and political--and what might be done to bridge them. Widening inequality and the loss of jobs to trade and technology has left a significant portion of the American workforce disenfranchised and skeptical of governments and corporations alike. And yet both have a role to play in improving the country for all. Sawhill argues for a policy agenda based on mainstream values, such as family, education, and work. While many have lost faith in government programs designed to help them, there are still trusted institutions on both the local and federal level that can deliver better job opportunities and higher wages to those who have been left behind. At the same time, the private sector needs to reexamine how it trains and rewards employees. This book provides a clear-headed and middle-way path to a better-functioning society in which personal responsibility is honored and inclusive capitalism and more broadly shared growth are once more the norm. OP - 255 CN - HC106.84 .S29 2018 SN - 9780300241068 SN - 0300241062 SN - 9780300230369 SN - 0300230362 KW - Working class : United States. KW - Labor : United States. KW - Labor policy : United States. KW - Equality : Economic aspects : United States. KW - United States : Economic conditions : 21st century. KW - United States : Social conditions : 21st century. KW - Travailleurs : États-Unis. KW - Travail : États-Unis. KW - Travail : Politique gouvernementale : États-Unis. KW - États-Unis : Conditions économiques : 21e siècle. KW - États-Unis : Conditions sociales : 21e siècle. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Economics : General. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Reference. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Economic Conditions. KW - Economic history KW - Equality : Economic aspects KW - Labor KW - Labor policy KW - Social conditions KW - Working class KW - United States KW - 2000-2099 ER -