Ending Extreme Inequality: An Economic Bill of Rights to Eliminate Poverty

ISBN-13: 9781612057262 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 198 str.

Scott Myers-Lipton

Opis

Poverty and inequality are at record levels. Today, forty-seven million Americans live in poverty, while middle class incomes are in decline. The top 20 percent now controls 89 percent of all wealth. These conditions have renewed demands for a new economic Bill of Rights, an American idea proposed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Martin Luther King Jr. The new Economic Bill of Rights has a coherent plan and proclaims that all Americans have the right to a job, a living wage, a decent home, adequate medical care, a good education, and adequate protection from economic fears of unemployment, sickness, and old age. Integrating the latest economic and social data, this new book explores these rights. Each chapter includes an analysis of the social problems surrounding each right, a historical overview of the attempts to implement these rights, and assessments of current solutions offered by individuals, civic organizations, and politicians. These contemporary, real-life solutions to inequality can inspire students and citizens to become involved and open pathways toward a more just society.

Recenzje

"This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the growing problems of inequality and poverty who is seeking realistic options for what can be done about it. Ending Extreme Inequality is a refreshing look at the problems of inequality and poverty in the U.S. that offers viable solutions in an easy-to-read and engaging way."— Dr. Clayton D. Peoples, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno

Spis treści

1 The Right to a Job: The First Amendment 2 The Right to a Living Wage: The Second Amendment 3 The Right to a Decent Home: The Third Amendment 4 The Right to a Good Education: The Fourth Amendment 5 The Right to Adequate Medical Care: The Fifth Amendment 6 The Right to Adequate Protection from Economic Fears of Old Age, Sickness, Accident, and Unemployment: The Sixth Amendment

O autorze

Scott J. Myers-Lipton