The Conscience of a Liberal

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The Conscience of a Liberal is a political and economic book by Paul Krugman that argues for a robust welfare state, progressive taxation, and policies to reduce inequality in the United States.

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The Conscience of a Liberal canonical 4

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instanceOf book ⓘ
economics book ⓘ
political book ⓘ
advocates policies to reduce inequality ⓘ
progressive taxation ⓘ
robust welfare state ⓘ
argues inequality in the United States is largely a result of political choices ⓘ
strong labor unions support a broad middle class ⓘ
universal social programs are more durable than means-tested programs ⓘ
author Paul Krugman ⓘ
countryOfFocus United States ⓘ
criticizes conservative economic policies in the United States ⓘ
economic inequality in the United States ⓘ
focusesOn decline of the New Deal order ⓘ
middle-class prosperity in postwar America ⓘ
rise of modern American conservatism ⓘ
rise of the New Deal coalition ⓘ
genre economic policy ⓘ
political non-fiction ⓘ
hasAuthorAward Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation columnist ⓘ
economist ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers interested in politics and economics ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ
students of economics and political science ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject American politics ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ
liberalism in the United States ⓘ
progressive taxation ⓘ
welfare state ⓘ
mediaType hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
print ⓘ
politicalOrientation American liberalism ⓘ
proposes expansion of social insurance programs ⓘ
higher taxes on the wealthy ⓘ
strengthening of the social safety net ⓘ
universal health care ⓘ
publicationYear 2007 ⓘ
publisher W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed 20th century United States ⓘ
early 21st century United States ⓘ

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Paul Krugman → notableWork → The Conscience of a Liberal ⓘ
Paul Krugman → notableWork → The Conscience of a Liberal ⓘ
The Return of Depression Economics → relatedWork → The Conscience of a Liberal ⓘ
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