ABSTRACT

To what extent are major social and political problems caused by basic income and unemployment trends? Is it possible to restore the kind of broadly shared prosperity the U.S. once experienced before the early 1970s? Some of the top economists of our time address these critical questions.

part |2 pages

Part I. Introduction: Opportunity in America

chapter 3|7 pages

Economic Outcomes and Mental Health

part |2 pages

Part II. Forces for Change: Technology, Globalization, and Demographics

chapter 11|8 pages

The Networked Economy

chapter 12|8 pages

Globalization of Financial Markets

chapter |32 pages

B. Education

chapter C|50 pages

Labor Market Policies

chapter |12 pages

D. Health Care

chapter |20 pages

E. Industrial Relations

chapter |18 pages

F. Corporate Governance

chapter |4 pages

List of Contributors