Capitalism Contested

Given the pervasive intrusion of the Internet, the contracture of organized labor, widening income inequality, the rise of antistatist sentiment since the 1970s, and two devastating recessions since 2008, Capitalism Contested is a timely examination of political economy in the United States. In an introduction by the editors and twelve chapters by an interdisciplinary cast of scholars, the book surveys conceptions of the economy, corporate practices, the status of unions and labor law, and social welfare and local tax policies since World War II. The objective of the collection is to construct a scorecard of how well the New Deal policy regime has survived the “neoliberal” onslaught, which is shorthand for conservative efforts to gut progressive policies adopted since the 1930s. The collection concludes that the outline of the New Deal regime remains, but much of its vitality and efficacy has atrophied. The twelve essays review dimensions of this transition

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