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“david madland”

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    Hollowed Out

    Why the Economy Doesn't Work without a Strong Middle Class

    by David Madland ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 45 min

    For the past several decades, politicians and economists thought that high levels of inequality were good for the economy. But because America’s middle class is now so weak, the US economy suffers from the kinds of problems that plague less-developed countries. As Hollowed Out explains, to have strong, sustainable growth, the economy needs to work for everyone and expand from the middle out. This ... Read more

    $18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Re-Union

    How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize, and Reunite the United States

    by David Madland ...
    In ***Re-Union,***David Madland explores how labor unions are essential to all workers. Yet, union systems are badly flawed and in need of rapid changes for reform. Madland's multilayered analysis presents a solution—a model to replace the existing firm-based collective bargaining with a larger, industry-scale bargaining method coupled with powerful incentives for union membership.These changes ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Hollowed Out

    Why the Economy Doesn't Work without a Strong Middle Class

    by David Madland ...
    For the past several decades, politicians and economists thought that high levels of inequality were good for the economy. But because America’s middle class is now so weak, the US economy suffers from the kinds of problems that plague less-developed countries. As Hollowed Out explains, to have strong, sustainable growth, the economy needs to work for everyone and expand from the middle out. This ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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